Otaku Evolution

I don't get it, folks. I really do not understand the popularity of the American soundtrack to Dragon Ball Z, outside of base nostalgia. It's so tacky and borderline racist to replace the music to begin with, but then to do it with music that is such an enormous departure from the original sound is even more insulting. Most of the Faulconer Productions score is lousy, or utilized poorly, or both. Especially when compared to Shunsuke Kikuchi's fantastic orchestral score.

After this, no Dragon Ball for a while, okay? I've done two videos in a row and… wait, I'll have to talk about the Broly movie again in my next video, because it's an English Dub Review video. Well, other than that, no Dragon Ball for a while. I'm burned out on the franchise.

There's so much more to anime than Dragon Ball.

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So, this is a tale of redemption. I always expected Dragon Ball Super: Broly would be as lame and forced as the previous Broly entries, but by reinventing aspects of the character, they (finally) made him a worthwhile addition to the Dragon Ball canon. I completely discounted this movie for years, believing it was just another Broly stomp romp, and especially hating the Dragon Ball Minus aspect, but never actually sitting down and watching the entire thing. Now that I have, I understand its popularity. It's a damn fine DB movie. Might be the best entry in decades, it's certainly among the best. And for that, I apologize. I was wrong. It happens (though rarely).

In the story bits, I wanted to depict the Antarctic outpost where the penguin movement began, where the Penguin Union was founded. Nevermind that the windows don't match the exterior shot, or that there are trees in Antarctica when there aren't meant to be. Let's just say those windows are at the rear of the building. As far as the Puffin Elite and the voidmancer storyline, I'm experimenting with video effects so I can depict certain things later on.

Anyway, I'm taking a little time off. I'll be re-editing old videos and posting them on YouTube when I can. I'll be back in a month or so, hopefully with my batteries recharged. Until then, keep watching anime!

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- Penguin Truth

I just love Lupin III. Especially when Lupin III is good, and Lupin III: Part IV is quite good, indeed. It has just the right balance of standalone capers and ongoing storyline, and is bursting with energy and fun. It was just what the franchise needed after years of mediocre TV specials (though The Woman Called Fujiko Mine came out just a few years before it, and that's arguably the best series): a return to form for Lupin. Not too soft, not too rough. A great balance.

It also happens to have my favorite new Lupin character in ages, MI6 Agent Nyx, who I am so upset never appeared in anything after this. At least Rebecca got a cameo in Part V, but I'll get to that another time.

If you're not that familiar with Lupin, or feel overwhelmed by the sheer scale of the franchise, you could do worse than starting here.

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I wanted to do another Gundam video, but I had a few ideas and didn't know which to pick. Part of me wanted to do a video on the original TV series, though I covered the story of that in my reviews of the compilation movies. Then I thought, maybe I should do a non-UC Gundam series? But I felt like it would be a pain in the ass to get back into the AUs when I'm in more of a UC mode. I could have done Gundam Thunderbolt, at least the first "season", but I really wanted to add some new context to the original series and Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin is a great way to do so.

The Origin OVA is not quite a prequel to the original series, but actually an adaptation of manga material that is a flashback. You might think, "Well, that's a distinction without a difference, ultimately." And you'd be mostly, but not entirely, right.

No bookend material in this one, either. I'll do some next time.

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