The Anime/Manga thread (quote, Bell)

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by bob.

i have not watched anime for at least 14 years....save those recent Eva movies....but i have to admit i'm very intrigued by this Elfen Lied

First of all, how are the new Eva movies? I definitely want to check them out, as I've loved that show since I was a teenager, but they're expensive as ****. Twenty, even thirty bucks a pop. I have the first one, and wasn't all that impressed with it. Having watched those episodes more times than I can count, the only real draw was the better animation, and seeing as how my TV isn't that big it didn't make as big a difference as it could've. The new version of the fight Ramiel, the floating octohedron, was a vast improvement though. Monster movie porn right there. Other than that though, it was just a copy of the first few episodes, but with rushed pacing due to its time constraints. I've heard that the other ones diverge from the series a lot more though.

And I feel like Elfen Lied is a lot better when you're in your teens/early twenties. After that it feels like it's angsty for the sake of being angsty. Still a fun series, but it doesn't have the intense emotional impact that it did when I first saw it. Still love Lucy as a character though. She stretches the concept of an anti-hero pretty much to its breaking point. But if you love some violence it's pretty extreme. The opening scene is quite possibly the most brutal extended sequences I've ever seen in an anime. Berserk has it beat as a manga, and Hellsing is probably more violent at times in short bursts, but that opening scene is a beast.