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I hope you don't spoil yourself real bad skipping ahead like that heh. But I don't know in what kind of detail they talk about the plot in something like that. Not really one for walkthroughs unless I'm on my second playthrough.

The dub for Gears was shit, that's for sure. There's supposed to be some patch on the internet that replaces the dub with the Japanese version and subs it. I forgot about it though and ended up playing it dubbed. It's so horrible, they can't even sync up the audio right. It's one of the worst dub jobs I ever saw. They just threw it together. This game certainly deserved better than that.

There are a couple of side quests on disc two, but you only get to use the world map ONCE and it's right before the final dungeon. So make sure to do your side questing then. You get to gain some completely useless items on one of them. They give you character stuff even though you don't use your characters anymore after a certain point and you just use your Gears. There's a really nice one that teaches you more about a certain character though. There's also some nice scenes that you can see before you go side questing.

It's pretty funny that you only get to use the world map once on the second disc. heh

Noein was damn good for the most part. There were a couple of lame episodes that I didn't care for but they were far and few between. It was a unique show with good characters, awesome action, complex story and had a satisfying ending. I really enjoyed it and would recommend checking it out for sure. It's not anything like Ryvius though.

Not liking the characters in Eva and thinking it didn't make any sense are the two major complaints I hear about the show. I can certainly understand not liking the characters since they aren't likable and aren't meant to be likable. I didn't like them either (aside from Misato, I did like her), but I didn't hate them either, not even Shinji. I was more interested in learning about why they were the way they were and I think they did a great job of explaining how everyone came to be the way they were.

As for the show not making sense, yeah it is pretty convoluted but overall the story is about as simple as anything else. The planning for the series definitely could have used some work though, but I think they did a good job with what they had. They ran out of budget toward the end but I actually liked the way the ending turned out. I thought it was creative and it kept me interested. Sure, it didn't cover everything storywise and only covered the more psychological aspects of the story, but that's what EoE was made for, to finish everything off. I've watched the show about 7 times and pick up new things every time I watch which is a lot of fun and there's not too much that I question anymore. But there are some things that are just left up to the imagination where they leave you to decide things for yourself, but I like that aspect of the show too. Could it have been better written? Most definitely. It's not even close to being as tightly written as shows such as Monster or LOGH, but it's the concepts and the intrigue that kept me glued to the series. I think it has tons of rewatchability and that's something I always look for in a series. So yeah, big fan here. I understand both sides of the story, as in why people love it and why people hate it. I remember back in the day it was generally loved by most anime fans and now it almost seems like the complete opposite. Whenever Eva is brought up on a forum somewhere or something, tons of people are spewing hatred, lol. I'm hoping it will regain its respect one day, since I think it deserves it. Like DBZ back in the day was loved, then greatly hated, and now is generally respected again, heh.

And you only watched it dubbed? Dude...you HAVE to give it another try then. We can have this dubbed stuff. The Eva dub was the pits. I actually watched it all the way through dubbed on my second viewing and it was painful. I think the dub makes the characters 10 times more dislikable than they already are, lol. Seriously, the dub makes it feel almost comical. You have to watch it subbed. Have to. *nods*

I really enjoyed RahXephon as well. It's been many years since the last time I watched it. Hey, that one certainly had an amazing episode 19. =P Nope, no political stuff going on in that one, but quite good nonetheless.

Xenogears as an anime could have been quite good. But I don't know if I'd have complete faith in an anime adaptation. We all know how that usually turns out for video games gone TV series. Not good, usually. But if done right then holy shit, would have been amazing.

I watched the first two episodes of the Xenosaga anime. Not much to get a real feel for it. Man, the more I talk to you the more I realize how many shows I've only seen a few episodes of. lol

Don't know about the Eva Rebuilds. They seem to be getting higher ratings than the TV series did. They're supposed to be made for a new generation of anime fans that supposedly don't like the complicated stuff of yesteryear. That's how Anno described it anyway. So yeah, I don't know. I haven't seen any of them and haven't been that interested since I was fine with the TV series and EoE but I'll probably check them out when all four are out, just to see what new stuff they added in. It's supposed to have a completely different ending so that could be interesting. Perhaps the new movies would be good for fans like you who didn't like the original.

I've seen a few episodes of GunxSword and it wasn't bad. It had a Scryed/Trigun feel to it. The mecha aspect felt out of place but didn't ruin the experience. I didn't get that far and it felt pretty light hearted. There was one giant robot parody with a bunch of old men that was pretty funny. It's supposed to pick up later on though. I'll get back to that one some day too.

Yeah, I plan to pretty much treat the Saga series as a separate entity and try not to compare it to Gears at all. I know someone who won't even give the Saga series a try because of what he heard from people, heh. I definitely plan to give it a go one day.

G Gundam, lol, definitely nothing like Xenogears. But yeah, it's a fun show. Hot blooded mecha action. I watched the first four or so episodes of Zegapain as it was coming out. It was kinda interesting but I wasn't fully into it for some reason. I didn't "drop" it, it just kinda got lost in the shuffle of other stuff I was watching at the time. I'll pick it up again one day.

Fafner was...yeah. I still don't know how I really truly feel about that one. I watched it one time and was just totally blank. Then I watched it a second time and felt that I liked it. The story is really abstract and strange. I guess I would say yeah, I liked it, but I didn't love it. I did really enjoy the OVA that came out after it. That was good stuff. I would recommend giving it a shot. I would be interested in seeing how you feel about it.

Aquarion...lol. That show can't be taken seriously at all. It was really ridiculous and you might like it if you turn your brain off and expect nothing but absurdness. I did so and was able to give it a 7, but that might even be too high. I've officially dubbed that show Orgasm Mecha. You'll know why if you watch it. There was an episode about feet. *snods*

Disc 2 of Xenogears felt disappointing for a while but I was able to get used to it and enjoy it about as much as the first disc. Definitely a "what if" situation though. You just look at all the narrations and know that you could have actually been playing all those scenarios instead of just reading them. The game would have been even more amazing if the second disc could have fully been realized. That's crazy to think about... The last dungeon was hellish, I'll tell you that much.

Yeah, Elly's group didn't turn out to do much. I think they were just there to show her empathy as she changed as a Solarian, just to show how she has a personality that makes people want to get behind her, even others who were strongly aligned with Solaris.

Ramsus was awesome. I'm not sure if you got to his story yet but there is certainly a reason why he began to change and get more insane and obsessed with Fei. It was really good stuff and it made him even better as a character.

I loved the stuff with Citan and thought the same thing you did. The stuff at the end of the first disc was like wow. They swerved us and then swerved us again lol. I was happy with how it turned out though. You've got many more swerves to come. heh

Krelian's story was really good too. But you'll pretty much have to wait until the very end to hear all of that.

It's probably best to leave your Gundam Wing memories as is. Having seen it a few times (for some reason) it got more boring each time. The thing that's maddening about Wing is the good start and solid finish. If you blow up the middle it would have ended up being a real good show. That sound track is incredible though and without a doubt the best part of the experience.

G Gundam being fun and manly sounds about right. Completing something before KT finishes Ryoko? Hmm it's quite possible, heh.

Hi. I know this is kind of out of the blue, but that is a very manly profile pic you have there. Please, do tell, where's it from?

And I see you have quite a lot of oldies in your list, so don't mind if I come back to check it out.

I don't really know yet man. It seemed fairly good from the first episode so I'll let you know once I get around to finishing it.

Did a new group start subbing Liger or something? I watched the first two episodes before the group vanished for all eternity. It was interesting that's for sure.