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On 24 Jun 2005 at 11:43, Luther, Ron wrote:
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> Yeah, I agree with you there.  Have you seen VanDread?  I just 
> finished watching the 8 disc VanDread series.  They restricted 
> the CG to the mech battle scenes.  Initially I found it a little 
> jarring to go back and forth from CG to cell ... but overall, 
> I think it worked pretty well.

i almost wanted to see that approach with Appleseed... i actually 
don't like a lot of the new stuff because i prefer cell animation 
over CG, but with mech, well, i like the CG thrown in...

> I will check out Appleseed, but I've got quite a bit of anime 
> already queued up ... 
> 
> * Caught the first two episodes of the 4 disc Ikki Tousen series 
> last night.  Man, I sure hope it gets better than that ... cuz 
> that certainly wasn't very good.  ;-(       Thumbs down so far.

good to know...

> * Got 7 of the old Mahoro discs queued up.  Caught a few of the 
> manga on a recent plane ride, looked like fun, thought I'd check 
> out the videos.

let us know... i've not seen it...

> * Got the 9 disc Marmalade Boy series queued up after that.
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wow, haven't heard of that one in forever...

incidentally, since i've fallen out of the anime loop, anyone know if 
they're ever going to release Area 88 on DVD?