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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Shin deserting Area 88 was understandable but I still find it lame somehow. I hoped for a more definitive ending where Shin kicks Kanzaki's balls with Sidewinder missiles and pepper his body with bullets from his auto-cannons then meet Ryoko again, get married, have kids, take over Yamato Airlines, etc. but at least it was a happy ending in a way. ^_^ 7/10 |
| You see there's no need to wonder where your god is, Coz he's right here! ...and he's fresh out of mercy. |
| Meh series tbh. The only good parts for me were the aerial dogfights and the OST. The romance was blend as hell and I didn't sense much of it. Shin is a good pilot though and I like the idea of photography incorporated into this series. However in the end, this show won't get more than a 5/10 out of me. |
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| I'm confused didn't they say he had enough money to pay off the 1.5mill so that he could leave. |
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| If it had more episodes this would truly be a gem.Was very entertaining though it still lacks on the romance side of things. |
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| I adore the original 80's OVA version of this series. To me it's one of the greatest Anime ever made. So to say I went into this version nervous would be an understatement. I mean could it live up to it's predecessor or would it pale in comparison? Well after having marathoned the series well inside 24 hours I can honestly say this version at the very least captures the spirit of the original. The tone of the series is much the same but it's not without some issues. The main issue I had is this TV remake is missing a bunch of the high points in the original OVA's story and alot of the details. The original OVA crescendo's at many points throughout and this version simply does not. To give an example take the Canyon mission, in the OVA this is a really big event and the tension ramps up moment by moment from mission reveal all the way to completion. In this series it just does not receive the same buildup, the incredibly risky venture of flying through this Canyon at night and the reasons why they must do this are all just left out. Even the difficulty of the mission is mostly not touched upon, at least not in the same way. In a microcosm this example sums up most of the problems I have with this version, it's less dramatic moment to moment. But its clear the series had a different vision in mind, and in many ways a different tale to tell. I've not read the Manga so I don't know if this series is more accurate or neither adaptation matches it. I do know though that Area 88 2004 is not quite the same as Area 88 1985. The structure of the story is much different, the OVA is very melodramatic and the TV series is more of a character study. There are many other changes too, the TV series has a few new characters and leaves out many others. Similarly entire events just don't happen in the TV series that happen in the OVA, this goes so far as certain characters remaining alive. Even the events that do happen across both are often altered to present the same event but in a very different way. The ending to the TV series is also drastically different, not just in story but also in characters actions and motivations, leaving a very different aftertaste. So yeah there are many changes and I will say now that the original OVA is still the superior series, in fact if I hadn't seen it my opinion on this new version may have been drastically different from what it is. I believe the 2004 version is still a great series, the characters are still very interesting and likable, the action is still mostly great and as someone with adoration for the OVA I still enjoyed seeing the series through a different lens. The changes while not for the better in my opinion were not bad, just different and that was fine in the end. I'll just touch quickly on these things also... The CG planes were actually pretty good and certainly better than I expected. I was very worried about this aspect of the show prior to viewing but I think the team they got to do them did a good job, especially for early 2004. Next the sound design on the planes also seemed to be on point which really adds to this version just like it did in the original OVA. But I wasn't so hot on the character design changes, I mean yeah obviously this series was made almost 20 years later but Shins hair and overall design is much better in the OVA compared to how he looks in this series where he looks like he just walked out of an episode of YuGiOh at times. Finally there's the OST and this was a pretty big disappointment, I knew going in that the OST was now mainly electronica but that didn't change the fact that it was pretty underwhelming. Not terrible but it's a HUGE downgrade on the OVA's OST. In this version the OST is just sorta there, occasionally adding to the atmosphere but very rarely. The Opening/Ending themes were also both pretty lackluster. Okay I think i'm done waffling on now. Did I like Area 88 2004? Yes, despite it's differences to the OVA it's still a solid version of the story with some interesting changes that keep those already versed with the OVA interested by what might come next. But ultimately it's not an improvement and those who haven't seen the original may find themselves lost at times and are most likely not going to enjoy it anywhere near as much. |
| The irony of everyone telling Shin not to desert, so he could live, when they're the ones who are going to shoot him down for deserting is unbelievable. But I think the writing fully understands that, because Area 88 is just that fucked up of a place. Coming off the OVAs, I enjoyed this. I thought the very close focus on the goings-on in the Area and its characters was much more fitting for the TV format than all of the angst and Kanzaki-drama that we had in the OVAs. Kanzaki and Ryoko hardly appear in this, and while that might make some things unclear to people who have no experience with the 80s version, it was interesting to see a more mysterious side to Shin. Overall the story is less emotional and tragic, but I think it retains a lot of the same feeling of the original. And to be honest, it was nice not having to watch the exact same story unfold in the exact same way. The dialogue was poetic enough that it made up for whatever drama was missing from the rest of the story, because I think the characters and their interactions (a lot of them 'side' characters to be specific) were more important this time around. Also, I thought the 3DCG was very impressive, especially for its time. |
syncrogazerMar 27, 2019 6:57 PM
| Its an OK anime. It tries to be something amazing, but it was just OK in the end I did enjoy the BGM that they would use when they flied the airplanes. I also loved the motor-engine sound of the airplane and all the other cool sound effects. I ALSO LOVE episode 8 (the sniper episode), that was real intense. But after episode 4, the anime just lost its spark (with the exception of episode 8). This anime suffers in that it can get into an episodic way, which can make it a drag to keep watching after you finish an episode. Also, unless they are in combat, this anime is meh. In my opinion, this anime should have been about 10 episodes to try to speed things up. |
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