Comments on: Earth Girl Arjuna Review - 72/100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/06/14/earth-girl-arjuna-review-72100/ An anime blog covering a large variety of series, both popular and underrated. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:33:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Devon http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/06/14/earth-girl-arjuna-review-72100/#comment-9336 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:22:17 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/06/14/earth-girl-arjuna-review-72100/#comment-9336 Am I the only one who finds it extremely unfortunate that people can't watch a show without appreciating it's value for being informative and having a strong message - getting you to THINK, because you're scared of having something shoved down your throat? If hippies 'preaching' about how we've fucked up the Earth scares the hell out of you and your cozy little mindset, you clearly only watched this anime at face value. The one major flaw of this anime is how short it is... if the production team had had more funding, time, etc. they would have been able to explain how Chris got his powers, the ancient people who made the Drop of Time, the origin of psychics and how their powers work... there were many things that could have been elaborated upon, but each of the existing episodes was equally as important as the next in the anime as a whole. Am I the only one who finds it extremely unfortunate that people can’t watch a show without appreciating it’s value for being informative and having a strong message - getting you to THINK, because you’re scared of having something shoved down your throat? If hippies ‘preaching’ about how we’ve fucked up the Earth scares the hell out of you and your cozy little mindset, you clearly only watched this anime at face value.

The one major flaw of this anime is how short it is… if the production team had had more funding, time, etc. they would have been able to explain how Chris got his powers, the ancient people who made the Drop of Time, the origin of psychics and how their powers work… there were many things that could have been elaborated upon, but each of the existing episodes was equally as important as the next in the anime as a whole.

]]> by: charmless http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/06/14/earth-girl-arjuna-review-72100/#comment-2690 Sat, 16 Jun 2007 01:30:31 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/06/14/earth-girl-arjuna-review-72100/#comment-2690 Rumors were that the director Shoji Kawamori was actually influenced by some environmentalist cult that he's a member of in Japan when he made this anime. Which is probably why most of its themes are so heavy-handed. Subsequently a lot of Kawamori's anime since Arjuna also smacks of the same problems (re: Macross Zero). Beautiful animation and music though. Sigh. Rumors were that the director Shoji Kawamori was actually influenced by some environmentalist cult that he’s a member of in Japan when he made this anime. Which is probably why most of its themes are so heavy-handed. Subsequently a lot of Kawamori’s anime since Arjuna also smacks of the same problems (re: Macross Zero).

Beautiful animation and music though. Sigh.

]]> by: psgels http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/06/14/earth-girl-arjuna-review-72100/#comment-2689 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 22:22:55 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/06/14/earth-girl-arjuna-review-72100/#comment-2689 This indeed could have been a great anime, if only the creators either managed to pick Juna's situation or the dying earth. It seemed too much that these two focuses were fighting for the centre of attention, instead of cooperating. Still, I can imagine you people like it, as I really enjoyed some of the episodes myself as well. This indeed could have been a great anime, if only the creators either managed to pick Juna’s situation or the dying earth. It seemed too much that these two focuses were fighting for the centre of attention, instead of cooperating. Still, I can imagine you people like it, as I really enjoyed some of the episodes myself as well.

]]> by: Chris http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/06/14/earth-girl-arjuna-review-72100/#comment-2688 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 21:18:14 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/06/14/earth-girl-arjuna-review-72100/#comment-2688 This is actually one of my favorite series, I liked some of the preachyness, it was pretty informative and let you know some important problems that can be addressed but it was the extreme preachyness that annoyed me and made me hate some episodes. I actual own the soundtracks to this show, one of my faves but I only listen to the slower tracks which are beautiful in my mind. I liked this show not for its environmental message but the coming of age and romance stories that were apparent in a good amount of episodes. I liked how everyone had certain issues and how Juna and Tokio struggle to establish a relationship and the somber moments were very well done, if the creators had done a high school drama this show would have been PERFECT, but the director screwed us over with the ending but despite all that I still loved the show. This is actually one of my favorite series, I liked some of the preachyness, it was pretty informative and let you know some important problems that can be addressed but it was the extreme preachyness that annoyed me and made me hate some episodes. I actual own the soundtracks to this show, one of my faves but I only listen to the slower tracks which are beautiful in my mind. I liked this show not for its environmental message but the coming of age and romance stories that were apparent in a good amount of episodes. I liked how everyone had certain issues and how Juna and Tokio struggle to establish a relationship and the somber moments were very well done, if the creators had done a high school drama this show would have been PERFECT, but the director screwed us over with the ending but despite all that I still loved the show.

]]> by: inuhanyou http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/06/14/earth-girl-arjuna-review-72100/#comment-2672 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:39:42 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/06/14/earth-girl-arjuna-review-72100/#comment-2672 .-. i laughed when juna bit into a burger and then cried in the middle of the resturaunt .-. i laughed when juna bit into a burger and then cried in the middle of the resturaunt

]]> by: psgels http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/06/14/earth-girl-arjuna-review-72100/#comment-2671 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:10:42 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/06/14/earth-girl-arjuna-review-72100/#comment-2671 Yeah, the preach part, especially of the final episode was a major turn-off for me. The plotholes I'm talking about were those centred around the main characters: who is Chris, for example. The answer in the final episode just wasn't satisfying. Yeah, the preach part, especially of the final episode was a major turn-off for me. The plotholes I’m talking about were those centred around the main characters: who is Chris, for example. The answer in the final episode just wasn’t satisfying.

]]> by: omo http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/06/14/earth-girl-arjuna-review-72100/#comment-2670 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:01:54 +0100 http://psgels.blogsome.com/2007/06/14/earth-girl-arjuna-review-72100/#comment-2670 I need to rewatch this show because I don't really remember which plotholes you are talking about...it's been a few years. It's also one of my all-time favs, but I think that's because I get all the different silly ideas in the show. It's rather new-agey and definitely about as preachy as the typical Miyazaki environmentalist flick. A lot of people don't like that. I need to rewatch this show because I don’t really remember which plotholes you are talking about…it’s been a few years. It’s also one of my all-time favs, but I think that’s because I get all the different silly ideas in the show. It’s rather new-agey and definitely about as preachy as the typical Miyazaki environmentalist flick. A lot of people don’t like that.

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