Arjuna. worth buying ? what about crest of the stars ?

bum · Post by **bum** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 1:43 am

some net sites say this anime is awsome, some people i know on the net say its crap. i generaly like stuff with a load of emotion and strong characters and story, though action is allways good, as long as its not repetitive and overdone. so, should i get it ?

and ditto that whole last paragraph about crest of the stars. i just got it today. was it worth it ?

MAS PRODUCTIONS · Post by **MAS PRODUCTIONS** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 1:51 am

Crest is pretty good. Its really story driven. Its a sci fi unlike most other anime sci fi shows. It seriously tries to be as realistic as possible. Its action scenes are well thought out and extremely different from what your probably used too. If I had to compare it to anything I would say Star Trek, but with teenagers as the focus.

Ratings: 1-10

Plot - 9.5
Drama - 9
Comedy - 8
Romance - 8.5
Action - 8
Character Development - 10
Overall - 9

I've collected all thats been released so far, and I must say Im not dissapointed with it.

bum · Post by **bum** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 1:56 am

ah greate sounds good then. i got the whole thing for $60 (legit , kinda like a box set except all 3 dvd's we're in one dvd case).

so, anyone know about arjuna ?

Tom the Fish · Post by **Tom the Fish** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 8:08 am

If you enjoy good sci fi (Larry Niven, for instance), then you will probably love crest/banner of the stars. very smart sci fi with great dialouge and story, character development and relationships. It's one of my all-time faves, animated or not.

It seems Arjuna has a love hate relationship with many people. Personally, I'm on the love side. It has Yokko Kano's best work, great animation and a wholly original story. I'd imagine some people may find the afterwards preachy, but my father lives that way out in Oregon, so its got at least some truth to it. Anyway, what really draws my into Arjuna is the love story within. Very believable and sweet, and I found the way they reacted once the superpower stuff got introduced the true heart of the story.

Your mileage may vary,
Tom

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 9:45 am

Tom the Fish wrote: It seems Arjuna has a love hate relationship with many people. Personally, I'm on the love side. It has Yokko Kano's best work, great animation and a wholly original story. I'd imagine some people may find the afterwards preachy, but my father lives that way out in Oregon, so its got at least some truth to it. Anyway, what really draws my into Arjuna is the love story within. Very believable and sweet, and I found the way they reacted once the superpower stuff got introduced the true heart of the story.

Your mileage may vary,
Tom

Yea, that's about what I'd say. I do like it a lot myself.

Savia · Post by **Savia** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 11:36 am

Otohiko wrote:
Tom the Fish wrote: It seems Arjuna has a love hate relationship with many people. Personally, I'm on the love side. It has Yokko Kano's best work, great animation and a wholly original story. I'd imagine some people may find the afterwards preachy, but my father lives that way out in Oregon, so its got at least some truth to it. Anyway, what really draws my into Arjuna is the love story within. Very believable and sweet, and I found the way they reacted once the superpower stuff got introduced the true heart of the story.

Your mileage may vary,
Tom
Yea, that's about what I'd say. I do like it a lot myself.

Likewise. And hey, if they watch it on Macross Zero, it has to be pretty neat :p

angelx03 · Post by **angelx03** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 11:59 am

Oh yeah, DO NOT WATCH THE DUB FOR CRET/BANNER OF THE STARS! The VAs from Blue Water Studios unbelieveably made it SO boring, it's not even interesting to watch.

Damn, I hate them so much.

Kalium · Post by **Kalium** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 12:24 pm

angelx03 wrote:Oh yeah, DO NOT WATCH THE DUB FOR CRET/BANNER OF THE STARS! The VAs from Blue Water Studios unbelieveably made it SO boring, it's not even interesting to watch.

Damn, I hate them so much.

Yeah, not to mention that Jinto's VA sounds about thirty.

bum · Post by **bum** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 6:49 pm

so, i should watch it with jap audio/ english sub then ?

Anime2Envy · Post by **Anime2Envy** » Tue Jun 08, 2004 10:25 pm

If you like Blue Seed then you will probably like Arjuna. I had mixed feeling about it my self, but her bow is bad ass enough to say that it is worth watching. I think that I seen it at best but for less the 40 bucks.

As for crest of stars I have only seen a few episodes, but I was board to tears. What I seen was the dubbed version, I hate dubs. I guess I should try to watch it subbed.