Sunday, March 21, 2010

Shangri-La

どの場所で

どの声で



Good


The characters - The characters were the best part of the series. All well-designed and interesting, they were the most captivating part of the series.


The colors - Shangri-La's colors are bright, well-balanced, and beautiful.


The music - The opening and closing songs (by May'n and Midori, respectively) were particularly good.


The premise - The idea of a Tokyo that cannot fully rebuild due to global carbon restrictions is a cool idea. The "carbon economy" was very interesting, especially since a similar idea is kicking around in real life regarding how corporations operate.


High drama! - The series did a great job balancing a variety of emotions throughout, and ended nearly every episode with some kind of suspenseful scene.


Bad


Too much, too fast - There were tons of story elements, many of which seemed to be included to continue to raise interest throughout the series. Unfortunately, most of these points were resolved or explained in rushed, snippets of convenient dialogue in the final few episodes.


God from the machine - By the end, the series was a huge pageant of deus ex machine, with most things being settled way too conveniently. This was too much, even for a show about a pink-haired, boomerang-wielding girl.



Not only is this the saddest scene in the series, it is the saddest seen ever. Ever!



Lady Ryoko is such a bitch - I love her.


Tuesday, March 9, 2010

3/9/10



Well, I guess I'm going to have to call out sick from work tomorrow...

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

RX-78-2 Gundam Ver. 2.0 (Part 5)

Finally, the path of Gunpla comes to an end.

Below are pictures of the final, painted and coated RX-78-2.

The top coating really gave the model an awesome matte finish. The white parts of the model have a look and feel similar to a Mac keyboard, actually.




Amuro Ray's workaholic, negligent, and ultimately insane father would be proud...