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| Meh...I was expecting and looking forward to the hollywood movie storyline for this, but instead we get....anime original material? I wouldn't know as I've never touched the comics. |
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| I don't think I'm going to continue this. For some reason I just don't like it. Maybe it's the animation or the fact that Tony stark isn't attractive or cool in this or the fact that it's in Japanese, but for some reason I just don't like it. I'm sure if Robert Downey Jr. sees this, he'll be so disappointed. This Stark has no finesse as far as I can tell. As said previously, I don't think I'm going to continue this... |
Opi-chanOct 6, 2010 10:30 AM
| The hell was that? Sent with Mal Updater |
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| Madhouse + Marvel = FAIL. |
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| What Tony Stark needs is an Uke. Lord knows he'd fill the Seme role well. |
| I hated the Iron man anime. Tony's eyes annoyed me the most, I could not stand them. |
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| Character Design is crap This episode was boring though The music was good So far it's the least show that impressed me this season. |
Iisan-kun said: Wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, I'll give it that. I don't care for the 'art' though. +1 |
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| Plot-wise, the episode was decent. There are some plot holes, but they have plenty of time to fill them in. I'm hoping that they give as much time to the "Japan distrusts Stark" plotline as they do to the Zodiac Warriors and the Dio suit, as I find that much more interesting. The writing could also use some work. Stark isn't quite as funny as he is in the films (which is the obvious source the anime is working from), and some of the dialogue feels forced. Also, I'm not sure how I feel about the Japanese reporter Nanami. She's kinda annoying and feels pretty superfluous, like a human character in a Transformers cartoon. But there's still time for her to be developed. Everyone has been complaining about the animation. Personally, I don't mind the CG suits. They don't look so unnatural that it takes away from the show, and the rest of the animation is solid. But they really should cut down on the "fade to black" transitions. Seriously. There was one every thirty seconds, and it was very noticeable. The fight scenes looked great, though. All in all, I thought it was a solid, if unremarkable episode. |
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| When they were trying to make Stark seem charming he came off as a creepy douche. Considering it's set in Japan, and they keep saying Stark is American and he has BLUE eyes why has no one mentioned it's weird that he speaks flawless idiomatic Japanese? I hope they put some of the comic book Iron man stuff in, like Tony's alocholism or that magic ring guy. |
Black_Jack said: That is now my new favorite way to describe uninteresting and superfluous characters.like a human character in a Transformers cartoon. I never know what to make of characters like that. Like in Gundam 00 they had that young couple in school and they seemed to be there just to provide the civilians' perspective or something, but they were completely irrelevant plotwise. I think it's the same deal here. We're going to use her to present the japanese perspective. |
Gallowglass said: why has no one mentioned it's weird that he speaks flawless idiomatic Japanese? It could have something to do with him being a genius at the head of a multi-million dollar international corporation. |
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Black_Jack said: Gallowglass said: why has no one mentioned it's weird that he speaks flawless idiomatic Japanese? It could have something to do with him being a genius at the head of a multi-million dollar international corporation. Why would that explain it? Does Bill Gates speak every language in every country where windows is used? And how did he manage to learn Japanese language without ever being to Japan before or knowning anything about the Japanese culture. I mean of course the reason is so that Japanese people watching can understand him. Does he speak Japanese with an American accent or something? I don't know enough to tell. |
Gallowglass said: Black_Jack said: Gallowglass said: why has no one mentioned it's weird that he speaks flawless idiomatic Japanese? It could have something to do with him being a genius at the head of a multi-million dollar international corporation. Why would that explain it? Does Bill Gates speak every language in every country where windows is used? And how did he manage to learn Japanese language without ever being to Japan before or knowning anything about the Japanese culture. I mean of course the reason is so that Japanese people watching can understand him. Does he speak Japanese with an American accent or something? I don't know enough to tell. Other than the obvious reason that it's a Japanese show, I think it is fully likely that he knew Japanese. If he has such ties to Japanese investors as it implies, he probably learned the language. And correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't remember it implying that this was his first trip to Japan, anyway. And maybe Bill Gates does know Japanese.... reverie- said: Black_Jack said: I'm hoping that they give as much time to the "Japan distrusts Stark" plotline as they do to the Zodiac Warriors and the Dio suit, as I find that much more interesting. I agree with you on your other points, but not this one so much. There were already undertones of "yay Japan and America working together!" and I think that developing that plotline would inevitably lead to a rather wanky conclusion where everyone gets over their mistrust, they realise that they have to work together to defeat the enemies, then they all hold hands and sing Kumbaya. That's a good point. I was assuming that they wouldn't make it cheesy, but yeah. :P |
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Black_Jack said: Gallowglass said: Black_Jack said: Gallowglass said: why has no one mentioned it's weird that he speaks flawless idiomatic Japanese? It could have something to do with him being a genius at the head of a multi-million dollar international corporation. Why would that explain it? Does Bill Gates speak every language in every country where windows is used? And how did he manage to learn Japanese language without ever being to Japan before or knowning anything about the Japanese culture. I mean of course the reason is so that Japanese people watching can understand him. Does he speak Japanese with an American accent or something? I don't know enough to tell. Other than the obvious reason that it's a Japanese show, I think it is fully likely that he knew Japanese. If he has such ties to Japanese investors as it implies, he probably learned the language. And correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't remember it implying that this was his first trip to Japan, anyway. And maybe Bill Gates does know Japanese.... He does bring up a good point in that Tony Stark is a genius in engineering but has never been an academic and lacks knowledge in other areas. That being said it still doesn't change the fact that this isn't his first visit and he's probably learned it in order to do better with his japanese investors. Plus in the end he had to speak it for the anime to be made (unless they had set it in the U.S. which has been a point of complaint for some, but let's get real. This wasn't unexpected.) The one question raised is why apparently when he was being taught the language for business purposes they never saw fit teach him any of japanese culture. Seems like he's be familiar with the basics upon his entrance at least if not the advanced stuff. |
| A) I'm not trowing hate, just saying that at the end of the show I felt as if the "japanization" of the show really kill it for me. {Overall, not just one thing} {No, I'm not a fanboy of Ironman} If you like it, good for you. I'll leave it at that. B) I would like to know whats the deal with this animation style where women look like a crossdressing male? {"Newspaper Girl"}. My question is generic, not just about this show. I have seen this female animation before, but can't remember where. Also, the other day I was "trying" to read some manga {Korean made I think} and I just couldn't stand the drawing style. The females in the damn thing looked like men. Yes I knew just by seen the cover that I didn't like the art, but I try to read it anyways. After that I had seen some other covers just like it and I won't dare touch those. Feel free to send me a PM regarding the Animation question, I would really like to know whats the deal with that. Thanks. |
| the first episode was OK. |
| It wasn't as good as i hoped to be , but maybe it's only the first episode! I'll give it a try ^^ , & Hope the upcoming episodes would be better if not i think i'd dropp it :S .. |
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| good episode =) liked it |
| An alright beginning to the series. |
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| at Iron Man goes to Japan , the palm of my half was reaching for my face almost by it's own. However by the end of the show, the face and palm had not made direct contact. |
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| not a fan of the cg :/ |
| Nice start! From what I've seen so far, they've captured Tony Stark's character well. The suits look amazing, and the bg's and cg was fantastic. It's nice to actually see some good cg in anime for a change. The insert music is awesome, I hope they keep that up for the whole series. Tony's character design is pretty acurate with a nice Japanese touch to it. I was hoping that Tony and all the Americans would actually speak English sometimes, and not Engrish. But, it looks like they've just made everybody sound Japanese, which is cool imo, I was just hoping for some actual English. Watch out Tony, those Japanese women are a lot more modest than American women. LOL, he got bitchslapped int he first ep...I'm just glad they didn't give him a nosebleed!! Nanami seems like she'll be a nice character addition. The Battles were amazing, I'm really glad they took the time to perfect this. The animation is gorgeous, especially during the action scenes, I hope they budget stays for the whole show. When I saw the PV the other suit looked gray, and I thought it was War Machine. That would have been nice, but the Dio is BA as well, I hope they utilize it a lot in this show. Being a reader of the American comics, I think they're doing a fantastic job. And, it's really cool, b/c this coincides perfectly with the comics. Right now in the comics he is just now starting to work towards free energy with his RT(repulsor tech), instead of making arms. For the first of the 4, this looks like it will be an amazing anime, will definitely be watching this in full!! Urahara Out!! |
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MrHatandClogs said: Nanami seems like she'll be a nice character addition. Not unless she gets some serious development. MrHatandClogs said: When I saw the PV the other suit looked gray, and I thought it was War Machine. That would have been nice, but the Dio is BA as well, I hope they utilize it a lot in this show. It seems that Dio will at least be an important MacGuffin. And there's still time for Rhodey to show up. :D |
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| This show is shit. |
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| Japanese Tony Stark? ("Toh-ne Sta-ku") ::shudders::.... Animation is kinda ...off... and this doesn't feel like Iron Man... But it was entertaining at parts.... 3/5 |
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| That was...ok,i guess :/ But it's still worse than the original Iron Man(andi'm not a fan). MusashiRose said: this doesn't feel like Iron Man... Yup,it doesnt. |
 "Only the dead have seen the end of war". ~Plato~ |
| Is there anywhere I can get this anime without relying on torrents or sites like Rapidshare? Perhaps an IRC channel? I can't even find a fansub group with a website to check out. |
| An interesting setup for the series. Dio, Zodiac, the arc stations, Tony's retirement. I smell a conspiracy. Furthermore, Tony definitely acts like Tony. Looking forward t watching this joint. |
| Fancy, but I couldn't even get through the first episode. Then again, I never did like Iron Man. |
| 頭脳は子供、見た目は大人！ ƪ(˘⌣˘)ʃ |
| The animation style is a bit retro, it reminds me of the 90 era. Overall I found it a bit slow paced, but when the action came along it got better. It's a bit weird to see Tony Stark speak Japanese, but I'll get used to it. xD |
| The CG were annoying and Tony Stark had a weird personality -- kind of boring. It was as bad as I expected it to be. |
| Ok First of All I found it to be very entertaining. And It's a good Start into the Series. The Thing about Stark Speaking Japanese so flewless is something that shouldn't have happend. I mean they could have let him Speak English to himself or to Pepper that woul be much more better than this. The Animations were good at times. Mostly in the Fightscenes. I can't say much about the Story after the First Episode but it doesn't look very new and Innovative. (Prototype Stolen, Mecha Attack: Thats something you have in every Second Mecha Manga) Hope that it gets better when the Serie Proceeds. |
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| Well that was...weird o_o I don't really like Tony's voice...and its just weird to see Iron Man talking in Japanese XD The pacing was pretty weird as well, the animation was rather good but i don't like the character designs at all, same with the Iron Man suit, it looked bad at places, especially "Dio" And Tony retiring and giving it to some soldiers? Really? Can't say i like the BGM much either... It just didn't feel like Iron Man to me :( |
| I liked it. Yeah, nothing great, but it is only the first episode. I must say that I didn't care for the female reporter at all. The action scenes were fun to watch, and I actually didn't know that the Zodiac were in this. I'll keep watching. |
Bum Bum Dum Dum |
| this was about average, so starting with a 5/10 |
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| I think it's an interesting start for the anime. The suit getting stolen will probably end up in a huge battle at the end of the series. It sound way too obvious. I've never heard of Zodiac, but I'm also not an avid reader of the iron man comics. i've only seen the cartoons as a kid. |
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| They did good on the art for this anime liking the way the suit looks in it better then what i was thinking it was going to but so far they made Tony Stark just like he has always been all in all it was a decent serious premier if u ask me. |
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| Oh man... all those lines are NOT necessary. Ugh, I can't get over Tony's rape face. I do like the blue Iron Man. That's all I can say for now. |
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| A pretty decent start I must say, I really like where this is going! Let's see what's next! |
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