Re: Randomness Core

Lee Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:12 pm

Does the opening closely depict how the anime and episodes are?

Loyal Subject Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:24 pm

id say yes. but my opinion is kind of biased obviously....

Lee Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:30 pm

Doesn't look like something I would be into then...

Loyal Subject Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:33 pm

maybe thats why you're not digging Korra yet :p

this is one of the shows that gets referenced all the time by the fans so far. as in, they want Korra to draw from Baccano.

Lee Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:57 pm

If that's how Korra turns out, they might as well play that Benny Hill music in the background.

Loyal Subject Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:12 pm

im by no means saying Korra will be like the characters in Baccano. hell no am i saying that. that would be scary. omg that would just be...no.

im saying the overall tone is what people want, the feel, and the style in many ways. ive seen some similarities in terms of style already.

Lee Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:36 pm

Right, in other words the 1920's era.

Loyal Subject Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:37 pm

^ right and also the overall animation style i meant ive seen similarities. not just time period wise but also character animation looks similar in some ways.

Lee Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:06 pm

Are you suggesting that Mike and Bryan were looking at this series for some influence?

Loyal Subject Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:47 pm

i wouldnt be surprised if they said they did. they've looked to FLCL, Miyazaki movies, Cowboy Bebop, Naruto, etc.

in between Avatar and Korra (or maybe while Avatar was happening) Baccano! came out and is a critically acclaimed anime. I mean, it gets a lot of praise so i wouldnt be surprised if they've at least seen it and then consciously or unconsciously drew influence from it.

Lee Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:54 pm

I know that they said they were influenced by Cowboy Bebop, because of Jet's hair style, and something about the fight between Jet and Aang in season 1 being influenced by some anime, but Naruto?

Loyal Subject Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:02 am

I'm pretty sure the tree fight scene between Jet and Aang was influenced by Naruto. I don't remember where I read it though or if I just made it up based on observation.

But they definitely drew influence from Miyazaki and definitely watched FLCL. can't say that they drew direct influence from FLCL since that show is just....crazy. like, I said Baccano! is crazy...that show is just nuts.

Lee Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:05 am

I saw FLCL I think, assuming it's the show with robots that pop out of this kids skull. I didn't know what the **** I was watching. It was on at midnight and I thought I was dreaming most of it.

I think the fight scene with Jet and Aang, especially the part where they leap through the top of the forest one after the other was influenced by Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.

Loyal Subject Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:12 am

^ thats also a possibility.

and yeah that was FLCL. i, thinking this was the most brilliant idea ever, watched FLCL right after studying for my SATs the night before the test. and i knew it was a crazy story and i still did it.

im pretty sure i lost brain cells that night. yet, surprisingly those were my highest SATs scores in the categories that my school counted....hmmm.....

Lee Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:41 am

You scored the highest? That's awesome, how long ago did you take the test?

Loyal Subject Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:58 am

no no no

i didnt score the highest. pssh, i was far from the highest lol. i meant, out of all the times i took the test, the two test grades that the college looks at were my best out of all the times i took it.

Lee Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:00 am

Oh cause I was going to go and watch that and then take the test...kidding.

Loyal Subject Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:06 am

that would be amazing if someone got a perfect score after watching that.

actually, that should be a way to easily sabotage a rival :p

Loyal Subject Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:30 pm

OMG IT'S OUT AND I TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT IT!

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=tardis+journal&tag=mh0b-20&index=aps&hvadid=862943855&ref=pd_sl_j04gy1ogd_e

i want this because of reasons....

Lee Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:34 pm

The journal? It has one star, granted by one reviewer, but everyone apparently agreed.

Loyal Subject Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:53 pm

*looks at review.*

well f--- i wanted an awesome journal damn it!

Lee Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:56 pm

Damn LS, lol don't you read that stuff before you order?

Loyal Subject Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:58 pm

^ not this time i didnt. i figured it was like all the other Doctor Who merchandise that they've made. they're toys are usually pretty accurate.

now i have to buy a journal on etsy if i want one.

Lee Fri Mar 09, 2012 10:00 pm

Unless you want crap quality, I would fork out the extra dollars. If it doesn't matter to you much, then I'd buy this one.

Loyal Subject Fri Mar 09, 2012 10:08 pm

no way, i want good quality. ill spend the $40.

i was just avoiding etsy because a lot of the sellers only made one and then that was it. or they made a few but didnt say if they were continuing or not. but luckily i found one that does orders in batches of 20 and is still making them. thank god.

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