70s & 80s mecha thread
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A month and a few days after it's creation, the previous thread finally hit the bump limit and is heading toward the last page of the board. So here come this brand new 70s and 80s mecha thread to replace the older one and keep the legacy going. You had no access to a computer for the last month and are curious of what happened in the previous thread? Here it is >>13007940 , there's still time before it's too late.
Most of you already know the rules, right? If not, here's what this thread is for: argue, discuss and dump stuff like artworks, fanarts (if they're well made of course), sketches, magazines' scans, artbooks, DVD/VHS/LD/CD/BD's covers, ads, musics, screen-caps and so on, that have a link to a Sci-Fi and Mecha anime/comic/novel/film/OVA.
Some useful links:
the Koorogi contribution to Japanese animation music: http://anison.info/data/person/588.html
Leiji Matsumoto interview about Space Battleship Yamato: http://ourstarblazers.com/vault/29/
Dirty Pair gear: http://www.gearsonline.net/series/dirtypair/
Go Nagai Fan website: http://www.mazingerz.com/
Chris Cel's site: http://chriscelsite.rubberslug.com/gallery/home.asp
The DEATHKING webpage (it has a few /m/ stuff that are worth seeing) : http://www.h4.dion.ne.jp/~general/
Daitarn 3 shrine : http://www.oasidelleanime.com/minisiti/daitarn3/index.htm
(check the rest of the website to get a whole bunch of pictures from various /m/ and not so /m/ shows)
Cruise Chaser Blassty Gear : http://www.gearsonline.net/series/blassty/
Tune of the thread: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeZwB0IIc4Q
Heads up everyone, it looks like Luurah released ep 24 of Daltanious!
More Dragonar subs when?
>>13205475
Probably been posted here before, but anyone see the Gradius anime?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYQ25WVLHck
>>13207625
The 3 OVA series? Yes.I found it pretty weird how some of the in-game enemies (moai statues for exemple) were protecting the good guys from Gofer's army.
>>13207625
>>13207646
This one's on my backlog, been curious about it for a while. Mikimoto actually did the chara designs
Is it entertaining? exciting?
>>13207708
It's not really anything special, but it's nice. The best part is that it uses music from the games, and a few of the bosses show up.
>>13207731
cool, I'll give it a watch
>>13207752
Have a nice watch. It's not exceptional, but it's definitely enjoyable.
>>13207646
Japan does love their Moai. After all, Konami themselves made a game about a heroic Moai.
>>13209664
It helps that it was animated during Pierrot's golden age.
![[ARR] Magical Girl Club Quartet - Alien X from A Zone [E1044B9D].mkv_snapshot_15.58_[2015.08.28_22.40.55].png](https://i.imgur.com/l2kNp3S.png "[ARR] Magical Girl Club Quartet - Alien X from A Zone [E1044B9D].mkv_snapshot_15.58_[2015.08.28_22.40.55].png")
>>13209684
oh snap, it's a Pierrot? I'm definitely watching it soon then
I watched some of Tobikage because animesols did it and I loved the use of pastel colors, which now that I look at it again is in that Gradius screenshot I posted. I think Pierrot always had a bunch of extra pastel paints sitting around because of their magical girl shows, and that made their shounen and mecha stuff look really unique
That is one moe man.
>>13209830
>>13209858
>Final Grasios II
A mix between Final Soldier and Gradius II? That would be definitely interesting to see.
>>13209858
>hard on
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_pPWpBaXIs
>>13211920
Yeah, it sound like a porn parody of Hang On.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFWazmp6GbY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqDnigNJ6oM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vsn2P4IgBxc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu5nH5N2bVM
Why is this kind of music so good?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vslhQ0KTCsM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNx5FP_nZx0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHFvZsLowSo
>>13220475
>tfw a show with such a cool premise turns out to be a huge pile of garbage
>>13220504
>>13220506
>>13220510
![(Macross2012)Salamander 2[LD 640X480][4FC295BC].mkv_snapshot_21.58_[2015.09.19_12.49.24].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/eu43ZjU.jpg "(Macross2012)Salamander 2[LD 640X480][4FC295BC].mkv_snapshot_21.58_[2015.09.19_12.49.24].jpg")
>>13207625
>>13207646
>>13207708
>>13209684
>>13209830
So I'm watching Salamander now. This show really represents some of the best things about classic anime sci-fi. Like you can tell they took the rather simple concepts from the games and had an awesome time bringing those ideas to life. The scenes with the black cloud turning planets into living organic horrorscapes are awesome. And I loved the bit how they riff on the enemies in Gradius coming in those static waves that only fire upon the player if they get too close, and talk about how they're automated ships that are meant to catch capitol ships and armadas, their waves strung out like a "fishing net in space." COOL. The animation in those scenes is competent too. The gore-planets look especially good. Pierrot was having fun with this.
On the downside, boy can the characters talk. And talk. And then talk about what they just talked about again. Seems like the show is broken into chunks of blathering repetitive talky exposition, and then the exciting cool bits where the shooter ideas get tried out and things actually happen. Hopefully the pacing gets better in the later episodes.
>>13221814
I was very pleasantly surprised by it.
nothing amazing but for "ovas based on shooting games" it did a decent job
>>13220504
Those mechs and the Kamen Rider Black-like soundtrack are enough for me to give it a try.
>>13220504
Masami Anno is very hit and miss indeed. Case in point, Ginguiser.
Has anyone scene the Yamato blurays that were released awhile back? I'm curious if they're worth downloading or if they're shit quality. Also it's just the first series, correct?
>>13215563
Woah, they stole the design of those two legged mechs from Grey.
>>13224872
They look close, but are still pretty different. though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgboFFU9B7w&index=1&list=PL0064EBB0D51AB1E7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO_2isD-yu8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsSK68sFlM8
>>13220504
Well, at least it was fun to have watched it just before NINJA Slayer started as it's basically the same idea, but played for laughs.
https://madokami.com/bptare.mp4
>>13222486
I'm pretty sad that Eiji Kawamura doesn't compose anymore, Black was actually my least favourite of his soundtracks but it was also very, very good. ZO and Zeorymer were just god tier.
Warm human interaction here
I missed the release thread for this episode, thanks UQ and Kaixe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfOx3jWSTyw
Dem Octo-Maser cannon rotating platforms.
>>13230424
>Black was actually my least favourite of his soundtracks but it was also very, very good
I didn't listen to his other works, so I can't really compare, but I really love Black's soundtrack.
>>13235325
The Zeta's head is particularily gorgeous on this cover.
Not sure if this is the right topic for this, but we just had a Rem discussion hit bump limit, so this is as good a place as any.
I just finished my Dream Hunter Rem review, & man, what a ride. I plan on reviewing/taking a look at Dream Dimensional Hunter Fandora soon too if anyone's interested in that. The main girl in that uses a Generation 1 Gundam Shield &to fight which is just great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buqibQSTVEY
Tell me what you think.
>>13237267
Looks awful.
>>13220504
What's so bad about Ninja Robots?
Recently went on a binge watching the Dirty Pair movies/OVAs/TV series. Even read the (interesting, but not that great) Darren Warren comic for the first time.
Still kinda want more, any good 80s Space Adventure series similar to DP that you guys would recommend?
Anime or Manga, whatever works.
>>13237683
Space Cobra is the obvious one if you haven't seen it
>>13237683
you mean Adam Warren
>>13237693
it feels more like it's from the 70s.
>>13237683
>Still kinda want more, any good 80s Space Adventure series similar to DP that you guys would recommend?
Crusher Joe
>>13237548
Damn, I missed that thread, that's a shame. Really loved Rem, many thanks to SHC for introducing me to it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF0Nig5rAHk
>>13237548
Well...I can see where Sucker Punch was inspired.
>>13237781
The manga is, but the movie and TV series are from 1982.
From Orphan Fansubs' latest status updates:
>Hi-Speed Jecy - from new LaserDisc rips. 1-10 at QC, 11-12 at fine timing.
It's one step closer to another 80s show finally being completed.
>>13241571
Oh nice. I didn't know it was at least decent enough to run for that long.
>>13241590
It helps that it's another Studio Pierrot work. Plus, Shigenori Kageyama worked on some fun things, like one of the Fandora episodes and Luna Varga (not /m/ or 80s, although it did come out one year after Jecy ended). On a related note, Orphan are also working on another work Kageyama was involved in to some extent.
>Bavi Stock 1 and 2 - translated. The VHS rip of episode 2 needs to be encoded.
Not sure if anyone here is interested, but I joined a subgroup and we just put out the first episode of Wonder Beat Scramble. I think it counts as mecha, they go in a spaceship and get micronized to heal bodies from the inside. It's a little crazy. And Tezuka talks about eyes at the end.
http://www.nyaa.se/?page=view&tid=736896
>>13243112
>robot sidekick
Yeah, I'd say it checks out. That said, glad to see a new subgroup venturing into this big world, so good luck to you brave folks. Starting with a 26-ep series is a smart move, too.
>And Tezuka talks about eyes at the end.
Business as usual, I see.
>>13243147
Thanks.
It's sci-fi themed and has a bunch of spaceships and faux-spaceships throughout so I figured it was close enough, the robot sidekick sure helps.
Not an amazing series by any means, but it's pretty fun.
>>13241571
That's great! Hi-Speed Jecy is pretty cool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69LKsTflxEw
>>13243227
>It's sci-fi themed and has a bunch of spaceships and faux-spaceships throughout so I figured it was close enough, the robot sidekick sure helps.
Sounds pretty cool, I'll be sure to give it a watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTYiX9XBTlI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b3rAk569CQ
At last, Luurah just released episode 18 of Dai Apolon. Only 8 left now!
>>13251980
Good! It's alway nice to see 70s mecha show finally getting subs. Too bad they can't really work on Daikengo as much as they do on Daltanius and Dai Apolon.
>>13252239
>Too bad they can't really work on Daikengo as much as they do on Daltanius and Dai Apolon
Why?
>>13252254
Not him, but this is from one of their updates:
>First of all, I want to apologize for the lengthy delay in this release. Two months ago, I had a medical emergency that was unavoidable that rendered me unable to release or work on any subs. I’m much better now, so thank you for understanding.
>Also, blind51de has been bombarded with multiple projects, so he was unable to assist in these episodes. In his place, I’ve enlisted another translation checker: Kiseki 83. This selfless person was able to do translation checking on these scripts. Also, Onibaba did some spot translation checking in Episodes 07 and 09. Please, thank them both for assisting in making these subbed videos come to fruition.
Granted, it doesn't help that the group they're doing the joint with (TMUSubs) is still busy trying to do the rest of their Cat's Eye releases (which is evidently taking an eternity).
>>13237598
The three main robots have pilots as of Episode 3 or so.
They spend half the show looking for ninjas, who are the only people capable of piloting the three robots.
There's a lot of shit in Tobikage, and I do mean A LOT of shit, but even just from that premise you should be able to sight a fatal flaw.
Anyone here have seen Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross?
![[Ripped & Encoded By Ra-Calium] - [H264 - AC3] - [Southern Cross] - [Episode 14] - [08FEAFDD].mkv_snapshot_10.19_[2015.08.23_23.37.16].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/VhM6EAF.jpg "[Ripped & Encoded By Ra-Calium] - [H264 - AC3] - [Southern Cross] - [Episode 14] - [08FEAFDD].mkv_snapshot_10.19_[2015.08.23_23.37.16].jpg")
>>13254623
Yes. It's really poor.
>>13255043
Unfortunately, this. There's some interesting stuff in there, but it's just not a good show,altogether.
>>13255043
>>13255045
Okay, but here's my question: Is it true the ending is confusing, because it isn't. Basically,Seifreit throws Jeanne into an escape pod and blows up the main Zor ship, with him staying, and as the ship explodes, pieces fall into the three caves containing Flowers of Life.
>>13255165
I didn't find it confusing, no. It was just funny in how it failed to convey any sense of urgency, I think that throws people off - they believe they saw a major character death, but nothing about it feels like one.
>>13251420
Here's a nip website about Albegas:
http://www.geocities.jp/sin3west/index.html
>>13200756
Wait, what is this?
>>13243112
Added a v2 patch in the description in case anyone downloaded it and hasn't watched it yet. It makes the default font a little bigger, fixes a few mistimed lines, and changes a few characters' names based on official info.
Anyone know anything about old animation techniques? Wondering how they do the shading in pic related. It looks like it's drawn with crayon or one bumpy cardstock, not painted on a cel.
>>13258442
>Wondering how they do the shading in pic related.
Scribbles with a big beefy pencil. No, really!
>>13254623
It's pretty decent. It's a poor man's Macross. You can tell they were trying to recreate the magic, and unlike the actual Macross sequels they focused on the right elements. Worth a watch.
>>13258442
Some 9B pencil like >>13258549 said.
Daltanious episode 25 is out. Luurah is somewhat on fire lately.
Am I allowed to ask about sequels to either 1970s or 1980s shows that aired in the 1990s, like say, Orguss 02?
>>13258549
>>13259948
Using pencil on a cel?
>>13261899
Well, even though most pencils may not leave traces on a celluloid sheet (they do on polyester sheets), I'm sure charcoal pensil or a big 9B could could. Maybe I'm just wrong, maybe it's some kind of paintbrush and paint I don't know about, but these marks look like big graphite/charcoal ones.
>>13262670
I'm almost certain xerography was in wide use in anime (the entirety of Tiger Mask wouldn't be possible without it). So that would be just graphite on paper.
![Makyou Densetsu Acrobunch - 21.mkv_snapshot_13.10_[2014.07.18_21.06.10].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/wY9XlVS.jpg "Makyou Densetsu Acrobunch - 21.mkv_snapshot_13.10_[2014.07.18_21.06.10].jpg")
https://youtu.be/6-8eXKmiVXg
>>13262820
I though they directly applied it on the cel, but it's true that your explanation make more sense.
>>13263990
Incidentally, A /m/odest /m/an started his crabstick project for the show: http://z8.invisionfree.com/mSubs/index.php?showtopic=763.He's also doing the Gaiking remake, as well.
Which number is Mazinger Z crabstick episose?
>>13267967
You mean the one with pic related?
First one, of course.
>>13257362
Voltes V
>>13268011
Thanx. I completely forgot.
Anyone have any idea where to find the second Mellowlink OST? Only thing I could find in the archive is a dead MF link
Also Mellowlink had a good OST I guess https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb56JSYptQE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZhezouT-P4
>>13267819
>He's also doing the Gaiking remake, as well.
Great, because a third crabstick sub release is EXACTLY WHAT THAT SHOW NEEDED.
(ok, the first two aren't crabstick, but one's TV-N and the other has some glaring flaws)
>>13274978
This is precisely why I hope to God that Discotek's release of OG Gaiking will do well; so they pick up the remake and it finally stops getting shabby subs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbkGBbT0IaM
Man I love the way they remade this tune. Why is this kind of music so good?
Is it true that linear notes in Southern Cross DVDs say that the Zor are temporally displaced Glorie colonists?
>>13274858
>>13279297
>>13257362
The Last Unicorn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_qLwxk6HK4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0i6R4vigKo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps8KcBp0kss
Because cyber-ninjas are pretty cool.
>>13279297
Is this suppose to be roadbuster, Japanese edition?
>>13283974
It is one of the main mech from Dorvack. Hasbro being out of robots for their transformer series, they just licenced a bunch of mechs from various show and shit. What actually surprise me is that they didn't seems to have problems with Harmony Gold for using the VF-1 Valkyrie as Jetfire.
>>13283956
The SNES version is superior (although not 80s).
>>13284327
Even though the SNES version has better looking sprites, the arcade version is still better when it comes to movement decomposition, backgrounds & overall playfield. music and gameplay (the game loses it's charm without the 2 player mode, even with the more advanced move set), so no, the arcade version is definitely better.
>>13284059
They did actually. They put out a Jetfire for a convention and Harmony Gold raised a stink about it before being smacked down.
>>13285724
Ah well, didn't knew the did. How did they get away with it? Because if I recall correctly, Jetfire still appear in the more recent Transformers comics.
>Zambot 3 Episode 4
God Damn.
It the whole town gone already?
>>13286821
they don't call him "hug `em all" Tomino
>>13285724
gee, turns out lawyer bullshit doesn't work when they have bigger lawyer budgets than you
>>13285972
They got away with it because they have the rights to the design and have more lawyers than Harmony Gold could dream of.
What are the best subs L-Gaim? I've been addicted to the 2nd OP all day and have to watch it now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z92vGSWTrs4
SAY MACH 2
>>13288008
/m/subs.
>>13288008
For you
https://youtu.be/-_Uck9_JNQU
>>13288053
HHHHHNNNNNNNNnnnnnnnGGGGGGG
>>13288043
Thanks man.
Anyone have a gif/webm of Captain from Giant Gorg slamming those two guards' heads into each other?
![[DBNL&FQE]Southern_Cross_13_[sub][x264_AAC][C54956CF].mkv_snapshot_06.38_[2015.10.03_13.19.09].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/9FOtdXC.jpg "[DBNL&FQE]Southern_Cross_13_[sub][x264_AAC][C54956CF].mkv_snapshot_06.38_[2015.10.03_13.19.09].jpg")
>>13254623
>>13255043
>>13255045
I enjoyed it. It could have been better, but it's not -that- bad. As >>13258565 points out, it never strays too far from the war drama and battle action.
>>13255165
>>13255179
This is one of those shows where initially poor ratings resulted in a rushed ending which only further damaged any long-term appeal it may have had.
Pic related. Marie is best.
>>13254623
I'm almost finished it, so far it has been awful. One of the most boring mecha shows I have seen.
Southern Cross is the show Uchiyama Aki was supposed to design for first. The scraps left of it are like this.
What really sucked about Southern Cross was that it seemed as if they put quite a lot of work into the world building with its countless armor designs, military divisions, elaborate emblems, etc. and in the end you barelly saw anything of it.
I got an old model kit of it before I watched the show and was quite disappointed when it turned out that that guy only appeared for a few seconds.
It's also interesting that it started out as a samurai-themed show.
It seems like they had a lot of ideas with Southern Cross but just didn't know what they were doing. I had the same impression watching Orguss; you can tell the animators are young guys having a lot of fun and inserting references to shows they like, etc, but the pacing in most episodes was just comically awful. Like episodes would suddenly just end, with no denouement, and often not even at an appropriate moment. Just "some characters are talking, welp, now the episode's over." It was hard for me to imagine how that kind of thing even got past storyboarding.
>>13290121
I like that Auroran. Best machine for best girl.
>>13290297
Orguss is at least good, despite the amateur pacing
>>13290334
Yeah Orguss has kinky alien tentacles and a Loli-sex-slave-maid-nurse-android.
>>13290245
Man, these would've made awesome action figures/toys.
>>13290121
Damn, that transformation sequence sure look nice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sN7iTw4rOk
>>13288008
But the video you linked to clearly says SAY MARK-2
Because you know, L-Gaim Mk2.
>>13296437
"What? They're docking?"
That's one of my favorite combine transformations
>>13296623
Sorry, never seen the series. I only heard the song.
>>13298853
Not him, but I never watched the show either, but alway heard Mark II too.
Did you guys knew that today is Grendizer's first diffusion 40th anniversary?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW8JKCouIA4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M07BeAP6fw8
>>13298853
Yeah, the ZZ Gundam combination is particularily good looking.
>>13276855
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s51o2BmQR1E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXyJCjglDFY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCv3mvFNqRE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ty0oM70JAw
It's a bit earlier, but is there a fansub of Tetsujin 28-go? Or a decent one of Mazinger Z?
is this kenichi from voltes v
![(B-A)City_Hunter_-_13_(195FA093).mkv_snapshot_21.01_[2015.10.08_13.58.46].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/dxOnJe6.jpg "(B-A)City_Hunter_-_13_(195FA093).mkv_snapshot_21.01_[2015.10.08_13.58.46].jpg")
>>13317335
>>13317340
That red shirt glass guy look like he's pleased by a situation causing visible irritation to almost everyone else.
>>13316954
There's a DVD release of Mazinger Z with good subs according to a friend, but he and I have never found a rip of them and I'm skeptical if anyone ever did rip one (and the archives are down so if it was done recently I have no way of knowing).
>>13319983
It was. Someone uploaded them to Mega, along with the Devilman set. I didn't save the links, though, so hopefully someone who did will post them.
Speaking of Southern Cross, aside from the ending, what else felt rushed in the show?
>>13320381
I'll have to hope someone takes the archive.moe dump and hosts it again so I can dig through it for that. Thanks for letting me know it exists, at least.
>>13320381
>>13322176
https://mega.nz/#F!UhJjUYoL!gIxEbKwxsMoZQxZ8wRY2OA - Mazinger Z DVD Set 1
https://mega.nz/#F!uUMWEBRA!n3S1kJtozIFrwrQnpcc9BQ - Mazinger Z DVD Set 2
https://mega.nz/#F!Ix930RrI!VfxqqxxNMlkY8EjR8-lE6w - Devilman TV DVD
From >>13312322
>>13320352
Man, I just love this kind of scenes, and even more when they're painted this way! It's absolutely gorgeous.
>>13320346
Billvine's design really is kind of cool. I really like the claws on the wrist and the two cannons in it's back.
>>13325473
Bilbine suffers from two major problems. A coloration that looks absolutely hideous in the show, and the fact that it's completely removed from every other Aura Battler in style.
Also Dunbine is better.
>>13325521
>A coloration that looks absolutely hideous in the show
I don't know what you're talking about, I enjoyed the way it looked in the show.
Anyone know what "da" from VOTOMS Big Battle (Rada Niiva's "No-da! No-da! No-da! NOOOOOO-DAAAAAAAAA!!") means in English?
>>13326365
Da is short slang for Desu.
>>13326367
Though if you actually say "no (iya)" in Japanese, it'd be "iya-desu?"
>>13325521
I think it's more so Billbine's design that makes the colorization off.
I'm turn, because I like it, but it just stands out so much.
>>13328285
>>13290349
>kinky tentacles
What. How so? Anything suggestive nvolving the loli?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OT2Qr3aqIQ
I love Amano's Tatsunoko stuff, it's all really bright and stylish. Are any of the shows he worked on worth watching?
>>13340591
>Are any of the shows he worked on worth watching?
Bit of a loaded question, since he was on a lot of 70s and 80s titles of theirs (of which many lack subs). I can say that the first Gatchaman series, Polymar and Casshan are good, though.
>>13341254
What about the Time Bokan series are any of those subtitled outside Yatterman?
>>13340591
I love it because it's a lot more varied in terms of the actual designs. I mean, I don't mind the style he picked up post-Mospeada (in fact, I think it's a feast for the eyes mostly), but I feel as if the overall variety of his character designs took a complete nose dive.
>>13341334
Nope, just the 90s OVA. Even with Yatterman, only the 2015 series has full subs (the 2008 one, meanwhile, has guess subs).
>>13341645
That's a fucking bummer.
>>13340591
Casshern is definitely something you need to watch. I don't know about his other stuff because I didn't watch them yet.
>>13328285
>>13331272
Is the entire Cruise Chaser Blassty manga scan available anywhere? I've only ever seen those few images from gears online.
>>13345159
I have no idea, gearsonline is the only source I know for these kind of pictures.
>>13283974
No, THIS is Roadbuster: Japanese edition.
>>13340591
Gatchaman, Casshan, and Mospeada are definitely worth watching. As for films, there's Vampire Hunter D.
>>13341603
>the overall variety of his character designs took a complete nose dive
They're still impressive, though.
>>13283974
>>13346746
Hell yeah!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34-e-OgpnzA
>>13349434
>>13351319
Would you like to be a robot fleet commander?
>>13353635
>>13358872
Bewbs... hehehe...
I've been reading Getter Robo and loving it, but one thing I really have to ask is, why does it periodically get art style shifts? Exactly one chapter in Getter Robo and one chapter in Getter Robo G switches art style to something more detailed and less cartoony, then the next chapter it's back to normal The first time it happened I thought it was a time skip and I was confused when it went back to normal.
>>13359575
It's because the author added/re-done some chapters in the later releases
>>13358898
also butts
>>13227621
A shame she became a tweaker later on.
>>13359622
Eh, the Japanese are just nuts. On one hand they slam down on every common-knowledge "recreational drug" like a gram of pot was the same as shitting in the emperor's natto, while on the other they have hordes of worker bees dependent on "energy drinks" that in long term use match the damages of amphetamines.
>>13360183
The difference between those 2 kinds of substance is that the latter is actually useful when you need to work while the former just make you stupid.
>>13359622
Why is it that the first thing I come across in this thread is something depressing?
In regards to Mospeada's opening song, "Ushinawareta Yume o Motomete (In Searching for Lost Legends)," can it also be translated as "In Searching for Lost Dreams," given that "Legend" and "Dream" use "Yume?"
>>13363208
Well it does make sense if your turn it like the latter.
>>13363208
I think everyone just refers to it as the "LONELY SOLDIER BOY"-song
>>13361530
>gundonar.jpg
>>13363208
That makes sense seeing how the lyrics include "lullaby"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxfWPJL5Fjk
Too bad they had to ruin what I think is a Skyline 2000 GTR for that car explosion scene.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9QFr5N3ZrI
I hope Babel II volume 4's translation will be finished soon.
>>13241571
I'm probably one of the few anons repeatedly asking for this show to get finally subbed for the last couple of years. My deepest gratitude, Orphan-kun.
Planning to watch L-Gaim and Layzner. Gut instinct is to stick with the TV series.
Would the OVAs be a better choice for either of them?
>Tfw they'll never get all the skull stones.
>>13375197
Watch the series, then check out the third L-Gaim OVA and the Layzner OVA as that adds a better ending to the series.
>>13377414
L-Gaim OVA3 is a sidestory set somewhere around the 2nd half, you watch it as well as the TV series. OVAs 1 and 2 are recaps.
>>13375197
>>13377414
>>13377697
Adding to that, a couple of omakes were attached to the end of both L-Gaim OVAs, so watch those too.
>>13377408
At least they'll eventually get full English subs, right..?
>>13365962
>>13368576
Thanks
Also, two things about the Love, Live, Alive OVA:
1. We know Yellow outed himself as a cross-dresser in the ending of the TV series, with the reporter interviewing him before his concert asking if Yellow still cross-dresses, and given what he wore later in the concert, is Yellow supposed to be applying Visual Kei?
2. Would the whole OVA be basically Yellow trying to get over PTSD, due to the fact after the concert, he encounters Stig, Ray, Mint, Houquet, Jim, and Aisha, and that, by leaving them as the slept, he got over it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsT7R_AoKog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kxLQH0ZTEg
One question about Dougram: For Shigeru Chiba's character/Festo's replacement, is the romanization for his name supposed to be "George" or "Giorgio?"
>>13385932
I always took it at as Giorgio.
>>13385932
>One question about Dougram: For Shigeru Chiba's character/Festo's replacement, is the romanization for his name supposed to be "George" or "Giorgio?"
I've alway heard it as "Giorgio", it doesn't sound like "George" at all.
>>13385948
>>13387510
I see, thanks.
Zeta toy made in 1985
>>13388409
>>13388409
>>13388420
These box arts look great.
>>13388426
Too bad this one does look that good, the valkyrie armored lady box art looks better imo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68gnP17VxZs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3ck66RVm00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcS8mHa3xJo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHECb8Tufh4
This guy's channel is pretty neat, I like how he has so many old /m/show karaoke vids.
>>13380049
>is Yellow supposed to be applying Visual Kei?
It certainly suits his effeminate, colorful persona along with the Glam and New Wave styles at the time.
>Would the whole OVA be basically Yellow trying to get over PTSD?
His flashbacks seem more like reminiscing, as if he's not so much traumatized over the war as he is longing to see the friends he made during that time. If there was any PTSD, he probably got over it within the two years between the show and the OVA.
>>13393161
>>It certainly suits his effeminate, colorful persona along with the Glam and New Wave styles at the time.
Thanks
>>His flashbacks seem more like reminiscing, as if he's not so much traumatized over the war as he is longing to see the friends he made during that time. If there was any PTSD, he probably got over it within the two years between the show and the OVA.
Two years? I imagined it longer than that judging by how humanity was able to rebuild civilization after getting the Earth back. Likewise with the ruins Yellow visits at the beginning of the OVA.
Also, in regards to the flashback, given the fact Yellow met Stig and the others while fighting the Inbit, wouldn't him missing them be somewhat PTSD-ish?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvEbijhFnoY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx3O_yETmlo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXD0mFnpvxA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RBrBWHR3FI
Sasuraiger! Haven't seen the show yet, but I love Sasuraiger's design, the theme song is amazing, and the figure was dirt cheap on Amazon.
>>13400612
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFjzZD7FNc8
Good luck!
>>13400612
>>13400619
Kantam Robo?
>>13400612
>>13400619
Such a shame that the line failed.
Sure, I wasn't too thrilled about the first ones since the paint of them wasn't exactly the most durable one and easily chippable due to some design-flaws but the later ones like Baldios, Gravion and the like were damn great and for "only" 3000yen worth the money.
>>13400612
There's only one episode subbed so far. But don't worry, Crinn is back on Baxinger, so it's only a matter of time before it gets translated.
>>13400749
Too bad Legaciam isn't that good. The ending tune might be the best thing about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6JTSDsqs1Q
>>13404930
>>13320346
Billvine the robot guy.
>>13407134
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_Nesk4DZXc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAfMtGHzWHc
Does this show has any subs? If no, is it likely to have them or for the moment learning moonrunes to understand it is the only option?
>>13411715
Very much the latter (since only a handful of eps and the movie are done). The only way it'll get subs now is if Luurah has little enough on his plate to get interested in picking it up, so feel free to learn moon.
>>13411715
If you know Italian you can watch it dubbed.
>>13411808
>>13411820
I see. Thanks for the infos.
>>13322213
Man, these are awesome. Thanks! I wish someone would rip the episodes into MP4s or MKVs or AVIs or something... those ISO files are freakin' gigantic.
Was the Great Mazinger manga fully translated? Everything I've tried to find of it seems to only give the first five chapters, and I really don't see it being that short given the way it cuts off after the fifth. I'd rather not have to watch the anime just because Mazinger Z's subs have huge filesizes like >>13415768 said.
>>13417934
Not at all, Dynamic Pro Scanlations is too busy doing Shin Zero. They did consider restarting it with Starseeker, though.
>>13418940
Thank, just wanted to make sure there weren't chapters I was missing.
>>13418940
I did the first volume of it, just been sidetracked, so it's being taken over by their other TL, I'm just assisting.
