Comments on: ‘time just endlessly spins’

By: The Animanachronism

The Animanachronism — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:44:56 +0000

@ Camario: I imagine that preview had plenty of viewers throwing things at the TV, then – or perhaps throwing more things at the TV, since the events of 82 would have had people throwing things already.

@ Anonymous: The ending sequences are something special, I agree, as they collect resonances the more you watch the story. And I’ll brace for Engrish; three out of four isn’t bad.

I ought to watch SBY, but all I can find on the ‘net are episodes of Star Blazers.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:57:16 +0000

The LoGH openings are suitable yet I can’t really see them as anything special. The Ending sequences, I think, are much better done.

Speaking of the Fourth Opening, brace for engrish.

Speaking of fantastic Openings, when I first saw Space Battleship Yamato, the opening told me I was going to watch something awesome:

By: Camario

Camario — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:20:52 +0000

The funny thing is, I’m a bit of a spoiler seeker myself, so I understand that.

Not all the time, but it’s usually my default stance, so I also knew it was going to happen, just not “when” or “how”…which I think is far more important than the “what”.

Yet when I went back and checked the preview for LOGH 82, I couldn’t help but find it…devilish, to say the least.

And I seriously need to see G Gundam, though I don’t mind the spoilers for it either.

By: The Animanachronism

The Animanachronism — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:12:37 +0000

Ah, someone spoiled me on 82 a long time ago, before I started the series. And I’ve made a habit of avoiding the previews, for precisely the reason you mention.

Mind you, spoilers don’t always ruin events – I found 82 profoundly affecting and (in a very different genre aimed at a very different age) Master Asia’s death is announced in its episode’s title but still works well.

By: Camario

Camario — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 22:32:49 +0000

“Mmm, I have to say I really like the third ending sequence – especially in the context of episode 82.”

Can’t disagree there. On that note….wonder if you got caught off guard by the devilish preview(s).

I think those tend to be especially spoiler-ish in this series, and it’s probably better to skip them outright after a certain point.

By: The Animanachronism

The Animanachronism — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:50:36 +0000

@ Crusader: Similar but not the same, I like that. No shoujo sparkles as yet, but then I just recently watched the eighty-second episode and am still recovering. I may need to write another blog post for closure.

@ otou-san: Good luck then, there’s no guarantee that you’ll like it but it’s well worth a shot. I hope it seems obligatory, at least.

@ xephyre: Torrents are out there. If that’s not your thing, I believe someone’s been posting Megaupload links on getfansub.com.

@ Camario: Mmm, I have to say I really like the third ending sequence – especially in the context of episode 82. I guess I should brace myself for the fourth opening.

I suppose a distinction between physical circumstances and mental processes is one way to illuminate the cycles vs. river question. It’d be nice to live for several centuries just to figure out an provisional answer from eyewitness evidence.

By: Camario

Camario — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:23:01 +0000

That’s probably my favorite LOGH OP, though I love the second one as well. The last one happens to be the worst and that’s mostly because of whoever is singing, not due to the lyrics or imagery.

I had a relatively tougher time getting into the EDs but, looking back, the first, third and fourth are okay for me.

It’s a fairly redundant comment, but I could be doing far worse (and have, arguably).

@Crusader:

Even if I don’t believe history is cyclical and would say it more closely resembles a spiral (TTGL reference optional)….I’d argue that while circumstances will always change throughout history, men do go through the same -or just extremely similar- series of mental processes and decisions, one way or another.

So, for me, the “mistakes” are often essentially the same, at heart, even if the details (consequences, causes and further developments) may differ dramatically. LOGH demonstrates this fairly well, in my opinion, but so does reality.

By: xephfyre

xephfyre — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:06:48 +0000

I have never watched this….and I’m having trouble tracking it down….

On a side note, MTV used to be good. Not anymore…

Insert “Who the hell do you think we are?!?!” here.

By: otou-san

otou-san — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:32:55 +0000

I realized that my life was pretty much deprived and started watching LoGH finally. I have a vague recollection of Yamato / Star Blazers being good and I’m a giant Macross nerd so it was logical. Plus it just seems obligatory…

By: Crusader

Crusader — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:24:43 +0000

I don’t think men are doomed to repeat the same mistakes, but rather we have a nasty habit of making similar mistakes. The contrasts between Napoleon’s and Hitler’s invasion of Russia were similar but hardly constitute the exact same mistake. Time flows ever on but like a river there rather is not always smooth with the occasional rapids and great water falls. It occasionally nearly bends on it self in a near loop.

So how far have you gotten with LOGH? See the shoujo sparkles yet?