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by Antares
Sat Aug 01, 2015 6:38 pm
Forum: Anime and Manga
Topic: New SEED Astray manga to run on Gundam Ace
Replies: 55
Views: 15707

Re: New SEED Astray manga to run on Gundam Ace

Nope sorry Antares I am too much a fan of the Cosmic Era to let it go like that. This I do admit is mostly due to it being the one anime that help me entrench myself into anime in general and the first show I actually watched through the entire series. With the recent hype over the Movie, and now t...
by Antares
Wed Jul 29, 2015 8:35 pm
Forum: Mecha and Technology
Topic: What is the final word on Cosmic Era beam technology?
Replies: 178
Views: 53366

Re: What is the final word on Cosmic Era beam technology?

Now, the hypothetical presence of either a precursor to beam shield technology or a Geschmeidig Panzer-esque system on that shield only addresses the first of those points - if such a thing is present(and that's IF), then it could address the green "flash" being more than simple Rule of C...
by Antares
Wed Jul 29, 2015 8:27 pm
Forum: Anime and Manga
Topic: Yuri and Yaoi
Replies: 97
Views: 28611

Re: Yuri and Yaoi

That usually doesn't mean much. If it's pornography it would outright say it. Even if it was you're still allowed to name it, just don't link to it. Weeeell ANN listed it as erotica, and although it pushed pretty much to the edge of that particular genre, it was never classified as hentai (which I ...
by Antares
Wed Jul 29, 2015 8:14 pm
Forum: Mecha and Technology
Topic: What is the final word on Cosmic Era beam technology?
Replies: 178
Views: 53366

Re: What is the final word on Cosmic Era beam technology?

What's wrong with trying to make a bad design good? :) Because there was so much wrong with GSD that a revamped Destiny would hardly put a dent in it? :mrgreen: But to be fair, we've all been there, ranting at the TV when what we saw unfold... uh, unfolded. Just felt like the guy was taking this a ...
by Antares
Tue Jul 28, 2015 9:27 pm
Forum: Art and Multimedia
Topic: Red Zaku's Art Gallery: Surprise, I'm not dead!
Replies: 676
Views: 272947

Re: Red Zaku's Art Gallery: Now with more Build Fighters!

Nice, as always. :)

Whenever I'm haunting MechaTalk, I check Thundermuffin at Fanfiction, and RedZaku at FanArt. :wink:
by Antares
Tue Jul 28, 2015 9:24 pm
Forum: Fanfiction
Topic: A Typical Episode of Gundam Seed Destiny
Replies: 549
Views: 304442

Re: A Typical Episode of Gundam Seed Destiny

You wanna know why I came back to MechaTalk? Because I saw Thundermuffin had posted something. I, along other Great Elder Ones, return to our lurking sleep, and await the resurrection of this thread. That said, I doubt that even you, Thundermuffin , could do anything with Transformers 4. A movie tha...
by Antares
Tue Jul 28, 2015 9:20 pm
Forum: Fanfiction
Topic: General Fanfiction Discussion 2: Electric Boogaloo
Replies: 340
Views: 168955

Re: General Fanfiction Discussion 2: Electric Boogaloo

Hyakushiki said: Honestly, most people hated how Gundam SEED overused acronyms to the point of abuse, most were ridiculous word salad, forced meaning for its own sake becomes meaningless. Yes. At first it was kind of cute, then it was "OK, that's enough", and by the time Destroy Gundam an...
by Antares
Tue Jul 28, 2015 9:03 pm
Forum: Mecha and Technology
Topic: What is the final word on Cosmic Era beam technology?
Replies: 178
Views: 53366

Re: What is the final word on Cosmic Era beam technology?

Drats, on both counts. :D I confirm the linkage with the adapter going in to replace the mag. Once more CE manages to amaze me: a beam submachine gun that uses batteries like ammo. It's... a novel idea. With the swords, I don't recall previously hearing that they'd have lasers, but I do bow to your ...
by Antares
Tue Jul 28, 2015 8:58 pm
Forum: Anime and Manga
Topic: New SEED Astray manga to run on Gundam Ace
Replies: 55
Views: 15707

Re: New SEED Astray manga to run on Gundam Ace

Points to ShadowCell for the laughs. :D
I've let go of CE, and fondly revisit it only in memories. The makers of that timeline could just let it drift off to sleep. Just let it go (cue Frozen).
by Antares
Tue Jul 28, 2015 8:53 pm
Forum: Anime and Manga
Topic: Yuri and Yaoi
Replies: 97
Views: 28611

Re: Yuri and Yaoi

My personal experience of Japanese culture would agree with what has been said before: in terms of rights to sexual minorities, Japan has been lagging behind. Heck, there is still considerable pushback even against women who refuse the traditional housewife roles (which men, in turn, are pressured b...
by Antares
Tue Jul 28, 2015 8:26 pm
Forum: Mecha and Technology
Topic: What is the final word on Cosmic Era beam technology?
Replies: 178
Views: 53366

Re: What is the final word on Cosmic Era beam technology?

I'm throwing a few ideas into the ring after reading this discussion, because CE beam weapons have been a topic of discussion, debate and despair here from the start of GS . :mrgreen: I dislike the level of argumentation by the YouTube poster (Whacky) already. And he seems to be taking this way too ...
by Antares
Tue Jul 28, 2015 7:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Kung Fury Music Video
Replies: 2
Views: 2617

Re: Kung Fury Music Video

Not really mecha, but I suppose this falls into the general cultural theme we deal with here. The full "movie" Kung Fury is also available on YouTube for those interested. If you're a kid of the 80s, I can promise a few chuckles in it. It is extremely silly (or outright stupid), featuring ...
by Antares
Tue Jul 28, 2015 7:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Captain America: Civil War
Replies: 17
Views: 7795

Re: Captain America: Civil War

I hope its good. It's one of the better storyarchs Marvel managed, dealing with very real geopolitical issues at the time (and some might argue that still persist today, but rules say "no politics" :P ) and extrapolating them to the comics. I'm a bit concerned, though, that very few of the...
by Antares
Tue Jul 28, 2015 7:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Avengers: Age of Ultron
Replies: 22
Views: 9139

Re: Avengers: Age of Ultron

Forgive me graverobbing this thread, but I've been away for a long bit and decided to peep back in, and this was one of the few topics I felt I could contribute in. ;) The second Avengers movie was a lot of fun, but it was even more of a single-watch movie than the first one. Flashy lights, big boom...
by Antares
Wed Apr 02, 2014 2:36 pm
Forum: Mecha and Technology
Topic: This seemed like a weird CE related ship oversight
Replies: 24
Views: 7876

Re: This seemed like a weird CE related ship oversight

Yeah I would also suggest that it was a combination of lost prestige for the Archangel (wasn't it constructed at least partially with Orb's backing, which might not have been as forthcoming between GS and GSD). Seeing as how a good half of their space fleet was wiped out, maybe the effort of reconst...
by Antares
Wed Apr 02, 2014 2:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 Live Action
Replies: 3
Views: 2162

Re: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 Live Action

\\old man rant on If only Bay and Fox had been involved with the G.I.Joe movies (godawful as they were on their own right), they could've violated my top 3 cartoons as a kid. This looks like the sort of movie I will watch only to hurt myself. I suppose I'm sad at the intellectual impoverishment of ...
by Antares
Mon Feb 17, 2014 7:04 pm
Forum: Anime and Manga
Topic: Legend of the Galactic Heroes to get a new anime.
Replies: 35
Views: 24144

Re: Legend of the Galactic Heroes to get a new anime.

Seeing as how I consider LoGH one of the finest sci-fi epics over all media genres, the new series will have a lot to answer for. I haven't even found a proper new space-faring sci-fi epic since BSG/Caprica . With the remake, the potential surely is there, so a lot hangs on the execution of the mate...
by Antares
Mon Feb 17, 2014 6:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sherlock Season 3
Replies: 8
Views: 3537

Re: Sherlock Season 3

My biggest problem with season 2 was the mishandling of Irene Adler (mostly how I wish she actually outsmarted Sherlock and was less sexualized) I've heard that from a couple of women and it's very interesting how that is divided along gender lines. Or maybe not interesting but predictable. For my ...
by Antares
Fri Feb 14, 2014 7:30 am
Forum: Fanfiction
Topic: Gundam Seed: Destiny (Altered)
Replies: 127
Views: 75116

Re: Gundam Seed: Destiny (Altered)

I have to get to this from the start again, because I've dropped the ball totally. :D
I've been missing SEED and good retellings of it, so I'll be more than happy to give your storyline another go.
by Antares
Fri Feb 14, 2014 7:28 am
Forum: Anime and Manga
Topic: Legend of the Galactic Heroes to get a new anime.
Replies: 35
Views: 24144

Re: Legend of the Galactic Heroes to get a new anime.

Must... not... get... hopes too up. Because Tytania was a disaster in all too many ways. But if this happens, I will be a happy camper. Even the universe of LoGH is so interesting that I don't mind at all that they do a retelling with new characters. Or whatever they do; they said it's not a remake ...