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Studio Summary:
In October 2007, Professor Takuma Nekasa uncovers a gene code that will unlock our body's greatest mystery and expose mankind to its greatest threat. So Gawl, Koji, and Ryo - three young scientists from the future - must travel back in time to correct this mistake from the past.
The catch? They have only three months to save the world from the mysterious and cunning Ryuko Saito and her Generators, unearthly assassins posing as humans. As Ryo and Koji try to complete their mission, Gawl must become like his enemies to fight on their terms. And it may cost him his humanity.
In October 2007, Professor Takuma Nekasa uncovers a gene code that will unlock our body's greatest mystery and expose mankind to its greatest threat. So Gawl, Koji, and Ryo - three young scientists from the future - must travel back in time to correct this mistake from the past.The catch? They have only three months to save the world from the mysterious and cunning Ryuko Saito and her Generators, unearthly assassins posing as humans. As Ryo and Koji try to complete their mission, Gawl must become like his enemies to fight on their terms. And it may cost him his humanity.
Ok, I just got done watching Tom Goes to the Mayor on Cartoon Network. I have to say, I didn't get it. I may have not been in the right mindset to watch it, and I can see how this could be a quotable show, but I just was not all that thrilled with it. The best part of the show was that it had Jack Black in it, but that is not saying much. It was still-frame photo animation, choppy, blocky and blue with odd voice-overs.
I may give it another shot, but I think I'll pass on this one.
I may give it another shot, but I think I'll pass on this one.
A friend of mine asked me for my current top 5 lists not too long ago and this is what I came up with. I have watched a ton of Anime over the years, and this list is always changing... but this is my current Best of the Best for the Action and Comedy genres.
Full reviews will be put up for these titles as time allows.
Full reviews will be put up for these titles as time allows.
Studio Summary:
Yuji, a high school teenager, discovers that he has an new incurable virus. With life looking very bleak, he's left only one option - hope that the future may hold a cure. With his decision made, he opts to undergo artificial hibernation...
When Yuji awakes, the world he knew is gone. The year is 2013 - an era of war, despair and death. While he's been sleeping, the Earth has been taken over by BLUE, a mysterious creature that eats anything for food including human beings.
Hunted and on the verge of extinction, Mankind has fled. Now, their only chance for survival is to destroy BLUE! Now, Yuji must fight not only for his own survival, but for that of the entire Human race!
Yuji, a high school teenager, discovers that he has an new incurable virus. With life looking very bleak, he's left only one option - hope that the future may hold a cure. With his decision made, he opts to undergo artificial hibernation... When Yuji awakes, the world he knew is gone. The year is 2013 - an era of war, despair and death. While he's been sleeping, the Earth has been taken over by BLUE, a mysterious creature that eats anything for food including human beings.
Hunted and on the verge of extinction, Mankind has fled. Now, their only chance for survival is to destroy BLUE! Now, Yuji must fight not only for his own survival, but for that of the entire Human race!
You say you want a revolution? Well, you know...
We all want to change the world.
I know I have covered this ground a little before, but this show just continues to impress me. Warner Brothers animation seems to have found the correct balance between camp and creativity in this wonderfully animated show.
Let’s just look back on the last couple of seasons, shall we? We have seen them spoof everything from Anime to American Graffiti… the style and substance they put forth in this series just floors me every time I watch it.
Back in focus… let’s look at this episode of Revolutions for example. The Titans come up against and old Brit nemesis, Mad Mod, who decides he want to make the Titan’s city forget the American Revolution ever happened and turn the city (what we assume is San Francisco) into some black and white version of London. What ensues is a mix of hilarity that references Patton, The Holy Grail, the Yellow Submarine, and for the sake of sanity, perhaps a little of Benny Hill... are you kidding me?
The black-and-white photograph setting in this episode is something I have seen done in Anime time and time again… once again this show shows its eastern influence in a western picture.
I actually thought this episode was going to be second one to fall flat with me. (Ironically, the first episode I ever saw I did not like and considered not watching the show as a result. Thank goodness I changed my mind.) However, the more I watched, the more I enjoyed. They proved me wrong again… and for once I don’t mind being wrong.
Bottom line, Teen Titans shows a lot more depth to it than most of the American “cartoons” that are showing on Cartoon Network.
Of course, if you want the first season on DVD, here is the link…. Amazon
We all want to change the world.
I know I have covered this ground a little before, but this show just continues to impress me. Warner Brothers animation seems to have found the correct balance between camp and creativity in this wonderfully animated show.
Let’s just look back on the last couple of seasons, shall we? We have seen them spoof everything from Anime to American Graffiti… the style and substance they put forth in this series just floors me every time I watch it.Back in focus… let’s look at this episode of Revolutions for example. The Titans come up against and old Brit nemesis, Mad Mod, who decides he want to make the Titan’s city forget the American Revolution ever happened and turn the city (what we assume is San Francisco) into some black and white version of London. What ensues is a mix of hilarity that references Patton, The Holy Grail, the Yellow Submarine, and for the sake of sanity, perhaps a little of Benny Hill... are you kidding me?
The black-and-white photograph setting in this episode is something I have seen done in Anime time and time again… once again this show shows its eastern influence in a western picture.
I actually thought this episode was going to be second one to fall flat with me. (Ironically, the first episode I ever saw I did not like and considered not watching the show as a result. Thank goodness I changed my mind.) However, the more I watched, the more I enjoyed. They proved me wrong again… and for once I don’t mind being wrong.
Bottom line, Teen Titans shows a lot more depth to it than most of the American “cartoons” that are showing on Cartoon Network.
Of course, if you want the first season on DVD, here is the link…. Amazon
I am in the process of converting this site over to a true blog. I just moved to Nucleus 3.1 after using SiteSpinner and static pages for a couple of months.... not very successfully I might add. All of the archive posts that mattered have been moved over.
The growing pains will continue, but I think the progress will be much faster now.
One thing I find humorous, for all the hype about blogging... it is actually a lot more complex than I thought. For an IT guy, it actually took me a little bit of research to figure it out. That could mean I'm just a hack at what I do, but I don't think so. This stuff has just come a long way since I first did Internet tech support back in 1996.
The growing pains will continue, but I think the progress will be much faster now.
One thing I find humorous, for all the hype about blogging... it is actually a lot more complex than I thought. For an IT guy, it actually took me a little bit of research to figure it out. That could mean I'm just a hack at what I do, but I don't think so. This stuff has just come a long way since I first did Internet tech support back in 1996.
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Studio Summary:
In a world where witches abuse their supernatural powers, a special team is tasked with hunting this new threat to society. This organization is known as the STN and comprises of several highly skilled craft users and experts in covert operations. But their most powerful craft user is a young woman named Robin. Her mysterious gift to summon deadly flames will determine the fates of her colleagues and lead her into a dark world of mystique and witchcraft.
Studio Summary:
In a world where witches abuse their supernatural powers, a special team is tasked with hunting this new threat to society. This organization is known as the STN and comprises of several highly skilled craft users and experts in covert operations. But their most powerful craft user is a young woman named Robin. Her mysterious gift to summon deadly flames will determine the fates of her colleagues and lead her into a dark world of mystique and witchcraft.
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