Vs: LoGH appeal/release possibilities
Sampo Haarlaa (Simpi@eurofin.pp.fi)
Sun, 19 Jul 1998 00:05:46 +0300
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L=E4hett=E4j=E4: Hank Wong <hankwong@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
Vastaanottaja: logh@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU <logh@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
P=E4iv=E4: 18. hein=E4kuuta 1998 13:45
Aihe: LoGH appeal/release possibilities
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>I always thought LoGH was an anime with a wide appeal among female anime
>fans. This might sound ironic, but I feel that the more sophisticated FY
>fan would be a good candidate to show LoGH to, given the similarities
>(shoujoish, drama, plot-intensiveness, character relationships, etc)=20
well, I haven't met one, so I cannot say. But since in FY, you can quess =
that
the protagonist will fall in love with each other, get married, live happ=
ily
ever after and all that crap, there isn't much in plotwhich can surprise =
you.
Nothing earth shaking, like Sieg getting murdered (though I expected it a=
bit).
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>Anyway, LoGH is an anime you have to show to a person to get them
>interested. IMO, describing it verbally just doesn't give it justice.
>You have to see the the stunning scenes of massed ships in mortal
>combat, as the strains of Dvorak's New World Symphony echo in the
>backgrounds. You have to see the diabolical and ingenious use of science=
,
> strategy, and intrigue. You have to see the character interactions and
>how their relationships develop. On as big a screen as possible. And in
>stereo surround sound :)
In fact, people can imagine it quite well when I descripe it. Okay, big s=
creen and
stereo surround can be good, but it's not necessary. By the way, have you
ever noticed how many people go to see a movie just for special effects, =
in a
theater with THX. Even if the movie something like Deep Impact. I count m=
yself to those people who don't give a damn about how good some show look=
s or how wide is my TV, plot is the one that counts. Okay if it's drawn l=
ike South
Park, I will be a bit reluctant. Example.
>To have mass appeal, an anime show must either have cuteness, fan
>service, outrageous humor, or giant robots. Preferably all four. LoGH ha=
s
>none of these. Even Kikukawa-san admitted at the panel that it is a nich=
e
>market in Japan. It takes a sophisticated audience to appreciate a
>sophisticated show. And face it, there aren't that many sophisticated
>people out there. We are like the creme de la creme de la creme.
This is absolutely true. Luckily I know many sophiscated people. Of
course I have met people who say that plot is good but they hate the
quality of animation.
>Note that these are all just _ideas_ so don't go around starting any
>rumors! But hey, even Gundam is being released in the States (and they
>said it couldn't be done), so don't abandon all hope yet!
Isn't the company that releases Gundam under the ownership of Bandai?
When it's like this, I don't think they really have to pay anything for t=
he rights.
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>um, two words. EVA doujinshi ^^;; Let's not go there.
Agreed.
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>Though I wouldn't mind seeing a parody sub/dub of an LoGH episode :)
In fact, me and my friends are trying to get a team together so we could
dub (in English or Finnish) few episodes. (not anything like CDS though)
Sampo.