I've never heard of Stratos 4, but IS is a blast from the past. I watched S1 and then stopped because it was yet another harem anime where best girl wasn't going to win ┐(シ)┌
The anime is much different to the manga and is superior to it, I announced a review of it to be done at the end of the month, but it seems unlikely that it will happen.
Could not get through the anime of this. Pretty sure Otaking liked it, or at least did a show on it. My favorite fanservice anime has to be Prison School, followed by Reviewers.
^ Prison School rocks, the pacing/tension in every part except the Cavalry arc was perfect. Also, PS is one of the few fanservice manga I've read that actually understands what eroticism is.
I still think "I wish I were a bird" with this exact intonation whenever I go through the aviaries (I work at a Zoo).
Oooh, if you’re the OP, extreme agreement- the original Macross fires on all cylinders.
Cool topic, though I agree with you on the notion that Evangelion is quite derivative, something that is quite obvious if you've seen some anime, and no doubt very intnentional. I do find your points of comparison... odd? I'm not going after your opinion on Rahxephon or Nadesico being better, that's a fair opinion
(although i fail to see how Nadesico is all that simmilar beyond being the "deconstruction" of mecha tropes people wrongfully ascribe to NGE). What made me scratch my head are the other comparisons like Votoms, which I really fail to see a sensible comparison to (I find Votom’s themes on fatalism and free will a lot more interesting then it’s focus on war).
If you’re making the effort to point out simmilarities I would much rather direct my attention to Go Nagai’s work which is pretty overtly referenced in the show, as well as other Yoshiyuki Tomino anime (that aren’t Dunbine) like Gundam and Ideon, anime that Anno himself have admitted influenced NGE greatly, hell you have a tokusatsu page on your site right? Ultraman can be very relevant here.
Secondly one could also note a link to Macross, though not something I personally see all that well in the work itself Anno did work on DYRL so that might be noteworthy perhaps? Not at all trying to be critical, but I felt I should point it out. Cheers
These are all good points, noted. Gundam, Ideon and Ultraman are definitely going to be talked about (maybe Tekkaman Blade too).
There was this cute chick when I went to highschool with Vitiligo all over her body and face. She looked like a cow person. Super cute to me. And she was insecure too. Still. Some fucking fit chad took her from me. Curse you fit chad. Leave some for the rest of us.
"chad" 💀💀
I graduated from law school in mid-2015 and my tertiary education predates COVID-times, I don't know how I'd handle it if I studying now. I guess I don't like being on camera and I'd probably fight against it if webcams were encouraged or required for remote lectures.