... On Thu, 2 Jan 2003 14:46:48(EST) RJeffD writes:
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Never forget Viz...  and the random stuff picked up by Meida Blasters, Synch 
Point, Funimation,  Right Stuf.  ^_^;
 
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     I'm not forgetting about them, but it just seems like _most_ of the 
titles being picked up are getting picked up by either Pioneer and ADV.  And 
didn't Pioneer and Viz do some kind of merger?  I see a lot of Pioneer 
advertisements on Viz "titles", and vice versa.
 

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It's funny through and through... very faithful to the manga from what I'm 
aware of.
 
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     Very good, then!  I we all won't be disappointed, then.  I've got to 
find the manga from somewhere, though...  What publisher publishes it 
States-wide?
 

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    Take Trigun for reference.  If you've only seen the first few episodes, 
it's hilarious, but after the first few episodes the comedy factor drops more 
than a little.
 
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That's because it's supposed to be are serious series with comedic elements 
to it...  much like City Hunter... ^_^;
 
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     Well, coming from it on a standpoint that I had no idea of what the 
series was when I first saw the first few eps, it was a little shocking.  I 
still loved it, but upon laughing at the first few eps I was under the 
misconception that the whole series would be as such.
 

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    All that said, it reminds us not to "judge" an anime by its first few 
episodes.  What may come afterwards may be quite different from what you 
first saw.
 
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Very true... that's why I usually try to see the first 8 episodes of a series 
before deciding most of the time... although some I like right off and it 
stays that way ^_^;
 
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    Unfortunately, at many anime conventions, they don't usually go that far 
into the series.  It's usually only the first four or five.  And, for me, 
renting anime has been quite difficult.  I don't exactly have a very 
dependable source.
 



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