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been watching Outlaw Star today, absolute banger of an OP, the series is - not so strong.
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it's fine save for some 'yikes that didn't age so good' (like the women's tournament episode) but definitely 'I can see why this bombed in Japan'
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also first time seeing the infamous hot spring episode, let's see how this goes.
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(bombed because there's other sci-fi series with lot of the same beats with much stronger writing)
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also Suzuka is just kind of... exists,
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you could pretty much remove her and not alter the plot one iota,
Doge-lover Joja
but there's a seat that needs filling
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honestly it wouldn't even take that much for her to be more relevant to the rest of the crew/plot
noah may cry
'through the night' is one of my favorite anime ops ever tbh
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Through the Night is a REALLY good OP
noah may cry
outlaw star exists in that childhood nostalgia place for me, but it absolutely does not hold up
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yeah, Suzuka gets hyped up in her debut episode, but she's basically a sexy lamp
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(even her fights are for the most part have no impact on the plot
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but yeah, out of lot of the toonami-debut shows I've been watching, this one is one I can definitely say does not hold up.
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Wing is good soap opera nonsense, G Gundam is hilariously cheesy, other than an obnoxious dub-only joke YYH really holds up, Bebop is a classic
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who the fuck is this vega-looking motherfucker stalking gene
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Okay the dirty video pay off is funny
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I think putting a finger on it, Outlaw Star doesn't really blend it's Sci-fi and it's Mystic elements too well despite the leyline being the end goal and the pirates throwing magic right off the bat
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there's long stretches between the magical elements and you can't get a bead on if it's supposed to be highly unusual or something just common enough not to be remarkable
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(also interesting is unlike most unhinged characters in Sci-fi, Harry McDoogal seem to get more stable the more he gets cyborged up)
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and another I think is - most of the villains other than the McDoogals and Khan are wasted or come out of nowhere.
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*MacDougals
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also I just 'How much did Joss Whedon take from this for Firefly'
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(aside from River being found in a box in the exact same manner as Melfina)
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plotting and pacing is the weak points, but the action scenes are great and has some amazing set pieces and background
AzureChrysanthemum
Interestingly as I understand Bebop didn't really land all that well in Japan either
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yeah from my understanding Bebop got an it's okay/middling reviews, but Outlaw Star outright bombed