Great Bargain from The Right Stuf!

[soundchazer]

Several Geneon Titles are on Bargain prices.

Titles like Niea7, Haibane Renmei, Last Exile, Fushigi Yuugi, Master Keaton, Koi Kaze, Hellsing are included.

10 titles for 50 dollars or 25 for 100 dollars. Free shipping inside the U.S..

needless to say, I'm 25 titles richer now.

[Tyrdium]

Chazer? I LUV YOU SHO MUSH.

I just bought all of:
Captain Harlock
Chobits
Haibane Renmei
Hellsing
Lain (1 and 4, already had 2 and 3)
Lupin the 3rd TV (except DVD 10)
Master Keaton
Niea_7
Rumiko Takahashi: Anthology

Total price? $200. Retail value? Something like $1200. Not to mention Rightstuf's service is excellent.

I haven't bought anything save a few really cheap DVDs for the past two years or so, since I wait for good deals to buy. This is a very good deal.

[soundchazer]

Seriously, unless you have a lot of the Geneon material, this is probably THE best deal I have seen for unused DVDs. What can beat 4 bucks a pop?

What I ordered:

Haibane Renmei
Gungrave
Koi Kaze
Hellsing
Niea_7
Human Crossing

[DarkKanti]

I got:

Legend of Black Heaven
Haibane Renmei
Master Keaton
Niea7
Burn Up Scramble
Popotan

The last two were because I had most of the other stuff that I wanted, and I needed six more DVD's. :/

I'm a little pissed because I just bought the Gungrave boxset like a week ago.

[Ojisan]

The Movie Trading company in my area usually buys anime DVDs for 5~10 dollars. I smell real-life exploit.

[WinterLaurel]

Best anime buying week ever.
First, my $150 haul:
- Last Exile 1-7
- Master Keaton 4-8
- Niea Under 7 1-4
- Captian Herlock/Harlock 1-4
- Hellsing 1-4
- El Hazard : The Alternative World 1-4
- Moldiver
- Paranoia Agent 1-4
-FLCL soundtrack 2
-X soundtrack 2
-Trigun First donuts soundtrack


Second, I indulged in the instant gratification of going to a store and buying the first volume of :voltron_l

[Zelkiiro]

Y-You've gotta be kidding!! O___O

I just had to be broke!

[Milkymagic]

Well Soundchazer, I have the Koi Kaze set (with the limited edition box), and I can honestly say it's a personal favorite. If you'll notice my thread on Favorite Anime Directors, I highlighted Takahiro Omori for that particular piece.

Though I can boast Koi Kaze as an anime I wouldn't hesitate for consideration as a personal top 10 favorite, it contains material that might not be for all tastes. "Definitely challenging and worth pondering over" is the best way to put my first impression on it. Hopefully I don't get any funny looks for liking its original approach to a subject that's difficult to tread no matter how many ways you cut it, but I do hope you have an interesting reaction to the overall execution (maybe we'll get a chance to talk about it when you're done viewing the entire series). Enjoy!

[Mana]

Yeah, too poor to really take advantage of it =\ Unless.... of course..... I get my bonus tonight and it's fricken huge or something >_>;;;

[Milkymagic]

Don't fret, I'm also not financially inclined to join the fun, but that's because of a few factors. I already blew close to a $1000 on Animeigo's Summer of Savings and bought out their entire anime catalogue (which I still need to watch Vampire Princess Miyu, the whole Urusei Yatsura TV, and Oh My Goddess!), eventually putting a dent into my funds (but I just love Bubblegum Crisis, Otaku No Video, and the first KOR movie).

And there was my first anime convention at the beginning of this month (Animefest 2006), which leads to me having to save up for quite sometime before I can have any fun buying anime with you guys. Still, I'm excited to hear such things...don't worry about me.

[Mana]

I already blew close to a $1000 on Animeigo's Summer of Savings and bought out their entire anime catalogue ...

Good for you... everyone knows that AnimeEigo could use the money :p I'd love to own all of Urusei Yatsura.

[Mailorder]

Hopefully I don't get any funny looks for liking its original approach to a subject that's difficult to tread no matter how many ways you cut it

Haha, only if you have a little sister! It's always weird to have younger siblings that watch anime and read manga, especially if you know they're checking out stuff like Angel Sanctuary

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Thanks for the link.. next paycheck is going to this for sure. I'm also interested in Koi Kaze, since every other anime review site gives it high ratings. I wonder why if it's so good, why I've never heard anyone say anything about it. I guess the subject material doesn't make easy conversation

[Milkymagic]

Wow, never hurts to feel like one of the good guys...

But when Yawara comes out, Animeigo will promptly get my support for that too! I've watched all the UY movies and OAV, just got the last 23 volumes of the TV to go. The second movie by US Manga stands as my fav movie, but the first one was hilarious too. Plus, the TV got better in latter segments. I'm also probably the only person on planet Earth who loves Madox-01, it made for a fun parody, alongside the nice mechanical work (by Shinji Aramaki, who also directed the Madox OAV, along with the new Appleseed movies!).

Good times...

Cool to see you're interested in Koi Kaze as well Mailorder, I always try to warn people about how touchy it may be, and naturally I'll be open to discussing the series with you whenever you see it entirely. I liked it, but I'm not trying to guarantee results, as it was challenging at first. But it is well directed, that's for certain. Also, I do have a sister that watches anime, but I'd sooner stab out my eyes than harbor any such feelings toward her. lol!

Just so the topic is not too far off, I'll just add a little note up here for the post below: I absolutely agree.

[Mana]

Trying not to get TOO far off topic... Beautiful Dreamer is, indeed, the best of the UY movies, and a good movie in its own right... which is exactly why Manga snatched it up real early and is holding onto it. Though, the whole UY anime is good, and I wish more people were open to sitting through it's 200 episodes of awesomeness >_>;

[soundchazer]

Trying not to get TOO far off topic... Beautiful Dreamer is, indeed, the best of the UY movies, and a good movie in its own right... which is exactly why Manga snatched it up real early and is holding onto it. Though, the whole UY anime is good, and I wish more people were open to sitting through it's 200 episodes of awesomeness >_>;

Why would anyone want to watch that? The animation looks pretty old!

Beautiful Dreamer, as the rest of UY is PURE awesomeness. That was one of the first anime I picked up after my 3 year hiatus back in the late 80s

[Milkymagic]

Glad to see my favorite director Mamoru Oshii getting some credit for Beautiful Dreamer!

It was sad to note that as he left Studio Pierrot to persue his own projects (namely my favorite works from him: Angel's Egg and Twilight Q2), he was recieving threatening mail from angry fans about his depiction of the Urusei Yatsura characters, and some of the envelopes had razor blades in them! Sad to see such a fine director go through such ridicule before eventually earning the credit he deserves. He still keeps close ties with those he worked with during his days directing the first portion of the UY TV series, along with those first two movies.

I also liked the manga as well(which I snatched up after seeing lots of the anime.

[Mouse]

Thanks for the heads up SC. I was finally able to get Hellsing and Gungrave among other things. Total savings: $656.50. :D!!

[Emeraldas]

I love RightStuf sales <3

Unfortunately, I'm saving up at the moment for an external hard-drive so I can download more anime for free. >_>

[soundchazer]

ugh... extrenal hard drives are not the best option since the transfer speeds are quite slower through a USB or Firewire port than a SATA or IDE port. Sometimes, while obtaining your "free" anime through an external hard drive, you will get error messages from the BT client.

Just a friendly heads up. Ask a friend to open your computer and install a cheaper internal hard drive instead.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Thanks for posting this! I've been wanting Gungrave and Master Keaton for a while...

[Tyrdium]

Internal drives don't work too well if you use a laptop, though.

Emeraldas: don't buy an external drive. Buy an internal drive and throw it into an enclosure. You'll get a better warranty on the drive itself, and it'll be significantly cheaper. I got a 250 gig Seagate with rebate and threw it into one of these (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817145153). Check Slickdeals (http://slickdeals.net/) for deals on hard drives.

[Perrin]

Before even reading this thread I had alreay purchased The following titles using this sale.

Last Exile
Paranoia Agent
Texhnolze
X

[Shadowmage]

Sheesh, I just got Noir, Azumanga Daioh and Kino's Journey recently, and now I'll have to fork out more money. Guess I'll spend until I have $25 left for the Planetes boxset. (I love you Bandai!)

[Emeraldas]

Just a friendly heads up. Ask a friend to open your computer and install a cheaper internal hard drive instead.

Emeraldas: don't buy an external drive. Buy an internal drive and throw it into an enclosure. You'll get a better warranty on the drive itself, and it'll be significantly cheaper. I got a 250 gig Seagate with rebate and threw it into one of these. Check Slickdeals for deals on hard drives.

Great. . . just when I thought I had it figured out. I have no idea how to do any of that.

[Tyrdium]

You pretty much just open the enclosure, plug the drive in, and close the enclosure. You could get a techie friend to do it for you if need be; it takes all of 30 seconds.

I'd suggest:
1. Enclosure (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817145153)
2. Hard drive (http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4596277)

Comes out to about $110 for a 300 gig external drive. Seagate and Samsung are my two favorite brands for hard drives.

Edit: Or get one of these (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822154043). It's a good deal for an external drive, and Lacie's a solid brand.

[soundchazer]

Actually, Hitachi is the best brand of the bunch, but it usually is a few dollars more expensive (not that many.. maybe like a 10 to 20 dollar difference). Seagate is hit and miss. I have lost my data twice in my life, and both times it was a seagate hard drive that went down the crapper, but I have also had some that have lasted years, so while I won't slam on them, they would not be my first choice either.

I would rather buy an internal SATA drive. As I said before, external (or enclosed) hard drives sometimes give you problems with data transfer if you are acquiring anime, specially in the BT format and they will force the download to stop midway. I have already tried twice with enclosed hard drives and had the same result.

Unless you have a laptop, I would steer clear of the external/enclosed hard drives.

[Emeraldas]

Actually, today I realized I have A LOT more space left than I thought I did, so I probably won't be getting one. I may eventually, though, so thanks for the info, guys :)

[Perrin]

I just took advantage of this deal for the second time using a friends account and Picked up the Following.
Master Keaton
Soul Taker
Fushigi Yuugi
Serial Experminets Lain
Ah My Goddess The Movie.

So for $200 I get 8 full series and 3 movies, this is the most amazing deal. I hope they do this with ADV or a couple other companies. Here's to wishful thinking.

[soundchazer]

It seems to me they were either seriously overstocked, or Geneon is going to lose some of those licenses.

[Tyrdium]

Perrin: the coupon is reusable. I placed all of my orders on the same account.

It seems to me they were either seriously overstocked, or Geneon is going to lose some of those licenses.At that price, though, who cares? :D

[soundchazer]

well... if they are overstocked, chances are they could do the same with other company's catalogs.

[Roark]

Actually, Geneon is just trying to drive sales however possible. They probably have the overstock problem.

At least, that's what I gathered from their marketing drones at Otakon.

[7Raven7]

Cool.

I can drop $100, now just a matter of choosing the titles... :(

[soundchazer]

Cool.

I can drop $100, now just a matter of choosing the titles... :(

Isn't that the truth. I wish I could spend another hundred on titles like last exile, but my kids still have to attend school and I have to pay for diapers and all of that nice parenting stuff, so this is the end of the road for me this time around.

[Mevolution]

There are so many other things i need to spend my money on
I made a mistake by impulsively visiting this forum for the first time in weeks

ps: Hitachi doesn't make "reliable" hard drives. they make fast ones. they're fastest non-raptor joints but tend to die in ths most unfortunate of times. I can say this from experience.
there's a reason they're affectionately nicknamed "Deathstars" instead of "Deskstars". Go for Seagate since they swallowed up the second most reliable HD brand, Maxtor. on that note, get a Motherboard which has an external SATA port which most new mid to high end boards come with now a days. speed + convenience.

[Ojisan]

Actually, Hitachi is the best brand of the bunch, but it usually is a few dollars more expensive (not that many.. maybe like a 10 to 20 dollar difference). Seagate is hit and miss. I have lost my data twice in my life, and both times it was a seagate hard drive that went down the crapper, but I have also had some that have lasted years, so while I won't slam on them, they would not be my first choice either.

I would rather buy an internal SATA drive. As I said before, external (or enclosed) hard drives sometimes give you problems with data transfer if you are acquiring anime, specially in the BT format and they will force the download to stop midway. I have already tried twice with enclosed hard drives and had the same result.

Unless you have a laptop, I would steer clear of the external/enclosed hard drives.


ugh... extrenal hard drives are not the best option since the transfer speeds are quite slower through a USB or Firewire port than a SATA or IDE port. Sometimes, while obtaining your "free" anime through an external hard drive, you will get error messages from the BT client.

Just a friendly heads up. Ask a friend to open your computer and install a cheaper internal hard drive instead.


ps: Hitachi doesn't make "reliable" hard drives. they make fast ones. they're fastest non-raptor joints but tend to die in ths most unfortunate of times. I can say this from experience.
there's a reason they're affectionately nicknamed "Deathstars" instead of "Deskstars". Go for Seagate since they swallowed up the second most reliable HD brand, Maxtor. on that note, get a Motherboard which has an external SATA port which most new mid to high end boards come with now a days. speed + convenience.

Since SC turned this into tech debate, I must comment.

Hitachi had one lemon line of Deathstars, that issue is cleared up now. Hitachi aren't the quickest either, the new Seagate perpendicualr recording drives are.

I'm assuming this "Hitachi is the best" is from personal experience, since I haven't seen them as the leader in speed, silence, reliabilty, or heat for awhile now, as I normally don't with any one brand over any extended period of time. I've come to choose hard drives based on price, since they all do the same damn thing, no one's going to notice 40K faster transfer speeds, and very few die out quickly.

As for reliabilty, it's nearly impossible to claim one brand more reliable than any other, as with each new constantly changing product line comes different reliabilty. And besides, for the normal users, any hard drive from any refutable brand isn't going to crap out super quickly, it's rare and unfortunate cases that give people ridiculous biases of hard drive brands.

And as for an external drive... they're not all that bad. True, if you know what you're doing, it's super cheaper and faster to just pop in an internal drive, or even pop an internal drive into a casing, but if you don't know how, and don't want to bother, it's only going to be a 20 dollar or so premium. Just don't ever download directly to them; download to the main drive first, and copy over already downloaded stuff in spare time.

And soon, e-SATA will cure all of this. Seagate was the first:

http://seagate.com/products/retail/esata/

but wait for those ridiculous prices to drop.

[Starwind Amada]

So why are we talking about computer accessories? I thought this was an anime forum.

[soundchazer]

So why are we talking about computer accessories? I thought this was an anime forum.

We are still talking anime... with a few hard drive related intermissions.

So who died and named you mod?

[Mana]

People go off topic sometimes. It happens. We're not stopping anyone from talking about anime. Or Right Stuf. Or Geneon.

Especially considering that only one post above yours in this page of the thread was not about the original thread posting.

Everytime someone mini-mods, Mana kills an MMORPGer.

[NausicaaBoy]

wolfs rain is overstocked at the right price as is hack sign

[7Raven7]

Hard drive tangent...

If you have money:
Plextor or Maxtor

If you don't:
Samsung


Western Digital used to be teh standard in hard drives but they've drifted into mediocrity. They are too pricy for the value IMHO. And don't believe the hype on Seagate, they got a lot of recognition from those "super" hard drives they made for the consumer market and have been riding on that since. Not a bad drive, there are just better ones for your money. Again IMHO.

On with the thread!

[Kuzu Ryu Sen]

wolfs rain is overstocked at the right price as is hack sign

And neither are part of RightStuf's Bountiful Items Sale.

[Mouse]

wolfs rain is overstocked at the right price as is hack sign
Who? What? When? Where?

[Starwind Amada]

So who died and named you mod?

Do you have some kind of problem or something? All I did was ask a simple question.

[Tyrdium]

Who? What? When? Where?I think he may have meant that Overstock has .hack//Sign (http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?PAGE=PROFRAME&PROD_ID=2059847) for $30 and Wolf's Rain 1 (http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?PAGE=PROFRAME&PROD_ID=2045339) and 2 (http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?PAGE=PROFRAME&PROD_ID=2068410) for $24 each. Or he could just be babbling. I vote the latter.

[soundchazer]

Do you have some kind of problem or something? All I did was ask a simple question.

That was not a simple question... that was a loaded question. And this is not the first time you do this, and it does get old.

By the way, Mana gave you the answer.

[Milkymagic]

*sob!* Nooooo! I wanted this thread to be about UY and how cool it was! Or about Mamoru Oshii! Or hard drives and their infinite coolness! Or about the rise of gasoline prices! Or about world hunger! Or...*smack!*

Y'know, Last Exile was probably Gonzo's best product, so you guys need to go snag that puppy (unless you have a family, *wink!*). In all reality, nobody can buy all the anime in a given deal, so if you guys miss out be grateful for what you got. I know I'm missing out thanks to my Animeigo splurge in the passing summer...so I can admit that to snag anything out of this current deal makes you all winners far as I'm concerned. At least some of you are interested in Koi Kaze, which definitely means I'll see a thread on that soon enough, I'd better get ready!

So is Minimod like Mini-Me? Just curious.

[Emeraldas]

Y'know, Last Exile was probably Gonzo's best product, so you guys need to go snag that puppy (unless you have a family, *wink!*). In all reality, nobody can buy all the anime in a given deal, so if you guys miss out be grateful for what you got. I know I'm missing out thanks to my Animeigo splurge in the passing summer...so I can admit that to snag anything out of this current deal makes you all winners far as I'm concerned. At least some of you are interested in Koi Kaze, which definitely means I'll see a thread on that soon enough, I'd better get ready!

I've wanted to see Last Exile for a long time, but buying an entire series of the individual DVDs bugs me. I wish they had box-sets available, like in their post-holidays sale.

[soundchazer]

*sob!* Nooooo! I wanted this thread to be about UY and how cool it was! Or about Mamoru Oshii! Or hard drives and their infinite coolness! Or about the rise of gasoline prices! Or about world hunger! Or...*smack!*

Y'know, Last Exile was probably Gonzo's best product, so you guys need to go snag that puppy (unless you have a family, *wink!*).

Actually, Gankutsuou is a far superior product when compared to last exile, and from a stroyline perspective, Speed Grapher is also a better choice.

[Perrin]

Soundchazer, it's interesting that you say Speed Grapher has a better story than Last Exile. I know you gave it a fairly good review but I have always heard such mixed things about it that I have always been afraid to purchase it. I may have to take a chance on it, because I also thought that Last Exile was Gonzo's best production.

[soundchazer]

If you have a thing against the monster of the week theme, then it is probably not for you, but the story is gritty, and reflects on most vices that are present in society today. And it has one of the best endings in anime.

But even if you decide to place it below Last Exile, Gankutsuou still blows both of them out of the water.

[Milkymagic]

Thanks Soundchazer, I haven't seen Gankutsuou or Speed Grapher yet, but I've read an article on the latter in Anime Insider which piqued my interest with that series. I do own the Last Exile box set (it was the only copy in a Sam Goody when I found it, woo hoo!), but my opinion of Last Exile was based of what I'd currently seen from Gonzo, though it's interesting to see Perrin agree with me (oh yeah!).

Also, I did like Maeda's Blue Submarine No. 6, so I wouldn't put it past me if Gankutsuou was awesome, especially since my friend that I live with preaches how cool The Count of Monte Cristo is. Thanks for the feedback.

[kLaUS]

Ey, Haibane Renmei. what a great history. Thanks for that recomendation SC. This was the best place to buy it. Now i have a problem with people saying that Gankutsuou is better that last exile ( the frase "superior product" was used) . I think that LE has a more substance and deep history that really makes you addicted to it. Totally Recommend it to buy and have it forever.

Anyway im getting LE as well as Gankutsuou. Is so very cheap..

[7Raven7]

So far I have heard nothing but good things about Gankutsuou so I guess I will have to watch it.

If its Speed Grapher vs. Last Exile I don't know, I would still say Last Exile is a very quality title for your money. Characters usually win me over in a series and not only are the main characters well fleshed-out but almost all of the supporting characters as well.

[Tremolo]

Now i have a problem with people saying that Gankutsuou is better that last exile ( the frase "superior product" was used) . I think that LE has a more substance and deep history that really makes you addicted to it.

No it doesn't! Gankutsuou by far has richer characters and visuals and "history" if you will. The only character in Last Exile who's remotely memorable is Alex, and he's basically just Captain Harlock. Gankutsuou has The Count, one of the best characters in anime history. And Albert may be a moron at times, but he's far less dry and uninteresting than Claus. And Eugenie > Lavie, by miles. And the ending's better.

This does sound like I'm devaluing the series, but I honestly truly enjoyed Last Exile and it is one of GONZO's best series, but it's not as good as Gankutsuou.

As for Last Exile Vs Speed Grapher - the animation in the latter really is very, very bad indeed. Some of the drama and action sequences are completely ruined by the animation in places, so on that front at least Last Exile reigns very supreme.

Anyway im getting LE as well as Gankutsuou. Is so very cheap..

I'm not sure you should. TRSI's international shipping is an absolute bitch. That's why I'm not taking advantage of this offer, despite the incredibly cheap prices.

[soundchazer]

Keep in mind that I'm not saying Last Exile is a bad choice. In reality, Gankutsuou, Speed Grpaher and Last Exile are the crown jewels of the GONZO library (the first full metal panic almost making it there). I just feel Speed Grapher has a more interesting background for the characters and an overall better fleshed out story than Last Exile, which left a lot of question marks towards the end.

Funny enough, the artwork in Speed Grapher was just average, which is quite a departure for GONZO, which is known for the pretty eye candy.

[Milkymagic]

I'll agree Last Exile had me asking questions, but at least it wasn't like Full Metal Panic, which left me very hungry for answers. As far as Gonzo's best: Last Exile and Blue Submarine no 6 were the only two I liked a lot from them. I didn't like Hellsing, Burst Angel, Gantz, Gatekeepers (the original), or Final Fantasy Unlimited. So their track record with me isn't astounding (they're no Ghibli, Madhouse, or I.G.), but they make great use of their imagery.

And I say all this stressing I haven't seen Speed Grapher or Gankutsuou. Of course, popular opinion only wins with me half of the time. Everyone loved Laputa, but I saw it as a weak Castle of Cagliostro clone (same exact plot with a princess who holds a secret that is captured by some mad man, in which the villian in both movies felt like the same exact character), only with a more unique environment. Another example of popular opinion failing with me was when I saw Metropolis and thought it was overrated because it didn't tell its story with enough integrity to the original creator (Katsuhiro Otomo wrote that screenplay like he was doing another Akira!), but that's just my take. Around that same time Jin-Roh almost disappointed me, not because it wasn't directed by Oshii himself, but because it wasn't grabbing me early in the film.

So sometimes popular opinion works its magic. I like a variety of anime that most other people like (Evangelion, Wings of Honnamise, good amount of Ghibli's stuff), but I also should stress how there will be times where people might not see the same series, and I think that was supposed to be Klaus' point. At least he enjoyed them both, right? I mean, I could argue how much more creativity I think some of my favorite directors have over other better known ones, but that's just pushing buttons...and we all have ways we can relate on the great hobby that is anime! Right?

Just let me me wallow in my corner if I ever lose anybody on why I think Gunbuster is so darn good, or even Angel's Egg for that matter. I go off on some hilarious tangents sometimes...but this is about Right Stuf so I'll stop it. Just want people to not start hating each other because we might not all agree Gankutsuou is the best Gonzo anime, but I'm very enthusiastic to hear such an opinion in the same while, being I have yet to see it.

Well, that's all for now! Enjoy your deals!

[Perrin]

I Just watched the first two episodes of Gankutsuou so I could know what Soundchazer is raving about. First impression, Wow, I understand what people were talking about when it comes to the art. Definately going to take some getting used to. I like the character designs though and the voice acting is good so far. Going to have to finish it before I make my final judgement. I guess Speed Grapher is going to have be next!

[LadySage]

Just want to mention they added another 65 DVDs to the list! I'm not sure whether to bless or condemn them...

[aeroshadow]

*sighs*

I really didn't like Last Exile. I also happen to be really bad at expressing myself, so its hard for me to explain exactly why. I know it had something to do with all the different plot threads and random events that felt so... useless to the anime. The storyline was just so... broken. I don't mind anime lacking in the story department, but with Last Exile, it was as if the show kept telling me there was some deep, convoluted story, but it wasn't there. I'm only saying this for the second half, though. The first half was much more coherent and fairly exciting, and I'll give them credit for that. I felt that Last Exile was just more of that style over substance that Gonzo is known for... just with a little more substance than usual. Just a little.

Er. You should probably disregard my opinion since most people tend to disagree with me on this matter, both blind fans and fans with more of a critic sense. You'll probably like it. After all, most people did.

[Tyrdium]

I'll agree with you on Last Exile leaving a lot of unexplained/confusing stuff. I actually found that the Wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Exile) helped to clarify a good amount of it.

[aeroshadow]

That wasn't really what I was talking about. I don't mind unexplained stuff all that much. If the show was good enough, I can tell myself the anime decided to leave things open-ended or something.

It's the fact that the show did absolutely nothing in the second half. I found it absolutely disgusting. The first half was fine. They steadily introduced one character after another, and progressed through the plot coherently and in a way that it was all very interesting. But then, around the middle of the show, it was like the storyline suddenly got thrown into the trash can.

Now, I'll admit that they did manage to dig around and recover the storyline later on, but it wasn't until like the last three something episodes.

Everything in between was the problem. To be honest, I had no idea what Last Exile was even doing. It was like walking on the floor, spasming on the ground, and sleeping, and all extremely unpredictably. They offered loose, forced character development that don't really amount to anything. They spent a decent amount of time focusing on very suddenly created romantic relationships, but just as suddenly, they dropped them completely and didn't follow up on them at all. They also started introducing all these characters, like random ship captains, which all happened to have extremely flat and boring personalities, and what did they essentially do or add to the storyline? Nothing but frustration. They even spend time showing the audience these captains brooding or all determined and stuff, as if they were expecting us to care about them at all. Not to mention, there's all those events that happen with Sophia. Not only was it horrendously boring, it also triggered some absurd events like the one where she kissed Klaus, and it's not like that added anything to the storyline either. And those weren't all. There were likewise plenty of other trashy, uninteresting scenes, characters, and ideas floating around that I didn't enjoy.

Of course, you could make the argument that not every anime has to have some kind of super linear plot that stays focused and stuff like that to be good. I agree. But, Last Exile had me all interested in the plot that they had given thus far, and suddenly dropping it in favor for a bunch of virtually unrelated, boring, plot strings did not amuse me.

I personally didn't think the characters were as deep as some like to say, either. Most of them did have their moments to shine, but usually, they stayed within their boring character frame established when they were introduced. I did like Dio, though. Although he was very annoying at the beginning, I did manage to grow to like him, and seeing his pain towards the ending did affect me. Unfortunately, I don't think I can really say the same about the other characters.

[soundchazer]

Jeez... disgusting? You are taking it a tad too personal there, Aeroshadow.

Had it been La Blue Girl or something like that I could see where you are coming from, but this is a bit too much, don't you think?

[Dirty Harry]

I bought Sherlock Hound sans volume 2 (fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck), and finished up Master Keaton. I'm pretty happy with the buy even though I felt rushed by the announcement of Sherlock Hound going out of print.

[aeroshadow]

Jeez... disgusting? You are taking it a tad too personal there, Aeroshadow.

Had it been La Blue Girl or something like that I could see where you are coming from, but this is a bit too much, don't you think?

Yeah... I exaggerated a lot there. I don't hate the series, I just dislike it a bit. I enjoyed a good portion of it.

[kLaUS]

I'm not sure you should. TRSI's international shipping is an absolute bitch. That's why I'm not taking advantage of this offer, despite the incredibly cheap prices.

No problem in there for me, i have family living in the states and they bring me this kind of stuff all the time. ( i know, the shipping is kind of expensive, always is..)

I personally didn't think the characters were as deep as some like to say, either. Most of them did have their moments to shine, but usually, they stayed within their boring character frame established when they were introduced. I did like Dio, though. Although he was very annoying at the beginning, I did manage to grow to like him, and seeing his pain towards the ending did affect me. Unfortunately, I don't think I can really say the same about the other characters.

Yeah, although i enjoyed Last exile a lot, i have never talked about the characters bekause i know they werent that great. But i still say that is good quality and you wont waste that money, of course its my personal opinion.

[7Raven7]

And as far as Exile is concerned, there isn't a "right" or "wrong" when it comes to the story. This anime throws a lot at you and I thought, at the end, how they treated the legend of Exile was rushed and forced. It is a thin line however, either the series held together enough for you or it didn't.

Some of my favorite episodes come near the end also. The massive Vanship attck episode, the episode where Klaus is taking his Vanship into the Grand Stream and there is a sort of "passing the torch" theme with switching out navigators at different checkpoints, and of lot of Lord Dio's fate develops late as well. For me, the miscues were only a small annoyance and didn't distract the bigger picture of the character's and their dreams.

It is the "downer" of the series though and a lot of what happens near the end is very sad. So I do agree with you in the sense that they spent a lot of time (and we spend a lot of emotion) on the characters to just essentially throw them away at the end.

Especially Lord Dio's last moment and Alex's death, very rushed it seemed and not with a lot of meaning (other than Alex got to kill Delphine and Dio was restored to his child-like state of mind).

[Milkymagic]

Last Exile was great, but the way it all ended was very rushed, which remains my only gripe with it to date. Otherwise, if you can stomach an ending that might not be completely coherent, it's still one of the better examples of Gonzo succeeding at something.

[NausicaaBoy]

Discount anime - TMOHS box set!! for 22.44!!!!! order nOw!!!!!

[Perrin]

I have come to realize that although this is a great deal and I am extremely happy that I decided to make this purchase I am sadden by the amount of time I think it is going to take to receive our orders. I ordered on sept 24th, and everything in my order is on back order. Which means it will most likely be weeks before I am watching any of series I ordered.

[soundchazer]

You know what they say:

All good things come to those who wait.

I only have one item left in backorder before it is shipped. But then again, I did this early.

[Perrin]

When did the sale begin? I thought I had done it early too.

[Mouse]

Discount anime - TMOHS box set!! for 22.44!!!!! order nOw!!!!!
Who? What? When? Where?

[Tyrdium]

Who? What? When? Where?Don't bother; he's talking about an R0 bootleg.

<3 your avatar, by the way.

[soundchazer]

Well... you guys have to think about it from this perspective. Had the sale not happened, you would have waited months, if not years before you acquired the anime you bought. So waiting a week or so before shipping is not really such a big deal.

[7Raven7]

And seriously, have you ever bought anything online before? Be glad it is only a week or so. And then you have preorders that turn into backorders. Imagine waiting 3 months between purchase and receiving your product. It is all part of the price of saving money. Want it now? Find a store near you and pay full retail.

[Mouse]

Don't bother; he's talking about an R0 bootleg.

<3 your avatar, by the way.
Lolz. Thanks Tyr! You're now my official NausicaaBoy-translator. XD

About Rightstuf shipping: I don't really care how long it takes. I won't watch the stuff immediately anyway. And like SC said, without this sale I wouldn't even be owning half of what I purchased.