Comments on: Some quick first Impressions: Koukaku no Regios, Slayers Evolution-R and Ride Back

by: animefan682

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:06:06 +0000

“Slayers: I’ve watched most of the slayers series. The most recent one was BAD compared to
most of the others, especially the earlier ones. The characters were the same, I guess, but it all seemed a lot stupider and less funny.”

This. I’m not too keen on Pokota either, but the second half of the season looks a little bit more entertaining, at the very least.

Guess 11 years is a bit too long to wait in between seasons. >_

by: Jeremy

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:47:43 +0000

Koukaku no Regios - I was waiting for someone to shout “bankai” when they did their “DBZ” mode on the the hollo-ehm-gigantoid insect.

by: windy

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:04:08 +0000

Ride Back: I didn’t like it much, I must stay the storytelling is good, but I don’t know, what I hated here is the character - design , well I don’t like this down to earth art, I’d better like smthg like Clamp’s design ( don’t know why most of the time it’s not appreciated), perfect art without ” stains”( like here), but most of the time I like the chrter - designs, I have a greater amount of chrter- designs that I just love , but I despise this style, the same thing happened to me with Linnebarel and the new Shikabane hime, but I won’t drop it just now cause I like the story (the other two ones were dreadful to death!!!).

by: Tales

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:46:28 +0000

I had those same thoughts on Koukaku no Regios. Though, I really liked the OP.

by: DPulver

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:05:33 +0000

Slayers: I’ve watched most of the slayers series. The most recent one was BAD compared to
most of the others, especially the earlier ones. The characters were the same, I guess, but it all seemed a lot stupider and less funny.

Looking forward to seeing Ride Back.

by: aegd

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:11:47 +0000

“This episode took place on two different places: a desert city that’s attacked by a huge monster and a strange kind of high school, and I especially liked the former, and I wonder how it’s going to tie in with the high school setting”

It’s not really a desert city. All the cities
are moveable biodomes.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10243

by: senerikfred

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:46:03 +0000

At first, I thought the motorcycle mech thing would be LOLWUT and otherwise unintersting. Then it turns out that Rideback is actually about a ballet dancer who gets to ride a motorcycle mech. (Trust Japan not to settle for something weird if it means they can settle for something weirder. :P) The first episode made really great use of that contrast, and the female lead seems very likeable, even if her hair is one of the most hilarious attempts at drawing ‘messy hair’ I’ve ever seen. The only character I’m not looking forward to is the blond girl, who will probably be the ‘rival that becomes a friend.’
And the soundtrack in Regios seriously sounds like an arcade. I’ll admit the setting is very interesting, but most of the characters are flat cliches. Considering that two girls are already in love with the protagonist, and a few other interested in him or otherwise pointless, I’m dropping it before the characters make me damage my computer.