Categories
- commentary (90)
- dead tree format (10)
- fanboy (67)
- foundational (7)
- review (13)
- running commentary (37)
Tagcloud
action aesthetics akagi analysis armoured trooper votoms armour hunter mellowlink blogsturbation character analysis clannad close reading code geass comparison detroit metal city fang of the sun dougram fanservice fight scene gaogaigar GAR gasaraki gender genre g gundam gimmick guardian of the sacred spirit gundam gundam 00 gundam 0080 gundam seed homer honour infinite ryvius introspection kaiji kanon kimikiss legend of the galactic heroes literature macross macross frontier magical girl lyrical nanoha magical girls manly tea mecha mechanical design meta mobile suit gundam mobile suit gundam unicorn moe musing neon genesis evangelion notes otakusphere politics pretentious pretty cure prosody religion rosario + vampire school days sdf macross seirei no moribito serio ludere sniping space runaway ideon strike witches tengen toppa gurren lagann theory tragedy twelve days of christmas 07 twelve days of christmas 08 twelve days of christmas 10 twelve days of christmas 11 tytania zawa zawa zeta gundamPast Indiscretions
Advertisements
Spring 2013: The Shows that Matter
Valvrave
Valvrave has garnered lots of attention. I probably don’t need to describe it. I take it as further confirmation of my belief that the CE Gundam opening moves are now so familiar that they can be used as background.
Gargantia
So far Gargantia hasn’t been very good giant robot show, but I’ve been enjoying its fish-out-of-water plot. Mildly. Wouldn’t want to get too enthusiastic about something this forgettable.
Majestic Prince
An interesting one. It’s not very serious and absolutely has a parodic edge to it, but it’s also occasionally sombre. This probably won’t work for that many people, but I’m buying into it for now. Maybe it’s the surprisingly tentative opening song.
3DPD
The present age being one of petty, diminished things, all three use CG for their giant robots. I find the work in Gargantia least satisfying. Valvrave and Majestic have the advantage of setting at least some of their fighting against the more anodyne background of space. And Majestic‘s robots are plasticky, commercialised objects within the show’s own fiction, too.
Southern Cross
Really, the mecha show that matters most to me at present is Southern Cross. It’s fun and there’s no CG. And I like the Southern Cross Army’s body armour.
Leave a comment
Posted in commentary, running commentary
Tagged gargantia, majestic prince, southern cross, valvrave