At almost begining of show i found and i skimed through RAW Pumpkin Scissors manga.
And it little after the ball arc which as i understood was information about Silver Wheel and cliffhanger.
At almost begining of show i found and i skimed through RAW Pumpkin Scissors manga.
And it little after the ball arc which as i understood was information about Silver Wheel and cliffhanger.
"Life is hilariously cruel" by Bender
The pacing is actually really good if this lasts 50 eps.. Althought there were some slower eps than others... none were utterly useless..
So far, I've only watched up to episode 6 and stopped cause I felt kinda bored. Does it get any better, better development of characters, etc? Is it worth it?
I guess there isn't a clear answer to that question. There haven't been any remarkable moments in this series yet, and I doubt there will be. But it has been tolerable enough that I've kept watching it, though, so it's not all bad. But I wouldn't say it will get significantly different if you decide to keep watching it.
If somebody asked why I'm watching this series in the first place, I doubt I could give one solid answer. The only thing that comes into my mind is 13 mm...
The series doesn't really have it up moments but nor downs either. Except when Orlen turns his latern on and when he have transision in his character. The series kinda grows on you and you keep watching.
"Life is hilariously cruel" by Bender
In my opinion it does get better. Of course, there are still those slow episodes that you really want to fast forward through, but there are some good character development episodes as you go on, plus there are some cool action scenes too. The story does get better too, and the series gets a plot, so that might be something to look forward to.Originally Posted by animus
The pumpkins have all but rolled down the hill already:
Episode 23 xvid - Eclipse
Episode 23 h264 - Eclipse
Episode 23 h264 HQ - Eclipse
Edit: A pretty decent episode. Probably because it was somewhat solely sword fighting (or rather dagger / machete), and no Orland chickening anymore. Alice presented more very interesting blade handling skills. No question of what manner of toys she spent her childhood with...
Last edited by Kraco; Wed, 03-14-2007 at 03:07 PM.
Yeah, it was a nice episode... I wanted an all out battle for the final episode, but it doesn't seem like we'll get one. Hopefully a second season will be made.
Yeah, I'm definitely hoping for a second season. There's too much unresolved that's clearly not going to get resolved in an episode.
I have to say, my favorite bit of this episode was when Leonir realized "I've forgotten ... to breathe ..."
Indeed. That scene also strengthened my view that Leonir might honestly love Alice, and it could be he's not only there because of some plot. Alice would never approve the Silver Wheel, but otherwise they would kind of fit together. Too bad we never saw Leonir throw that knife. I bet he would have had wicked skills...
Lol, it would've been nice to see him throw the knife, especially when it looked like a freaking BUTTER KNIFE!!
Last edited by Munsu; Thu, 03-15-2007 at 09:19 AM.
There is still one more episode, if we're lucky he may still have the opportunity. Watch the butter knife wedge like 2 inches into someone's skull.
I really liked the fluidity of the animation (or at least the illusion of fluidity from the dagger trail) during Alice's fight. Her sister's comment about Alice being a poor dancer but being able to move like that was perfect. It really enhanced the whole scene.
Here's to a second season.
I agree completely, there are too many loose ends to tie up in one episode. I also liked that part too with Leonir and they animated the fight scene really well.
When they are explaining the name of the new skill, I heard "hidari" somewhere, so I think it's a skill meant to be used with the left hand only. I was wondering why the need to change hands, but apparently that's the reason... I think Eclipse left some detail out of the explanation.
Well... since I got curious thanks to your post I did a rapid search...
The artist itself isn't of importance, but the translation of his name. Hidari in fact is left.Hidari Jingorō (左 甚五郎, Hidari Jingorō?) was a Japanese artist, sculptor and carpenter, active from 1596-1644. Jingorō is known to have created many famous deity sculptures located throughout Japan. His famous nemuri-neko ("sleeping cat") carving is located above the Kuguri-mon Gate amidst the sacred mountain shrines and temples of Nikkō, Japan. Amongst these shrines and temples is Nikkō Tōshō-gū, a shrine that honors the Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Hidari Jingorō was a famous left-handed Edo period artist, designer, sculpturer, carpenter, and architect. His name Hidari (左) means "left" and "east".
Many stories have been written about Jingorō. According to one, he once saw a woman of such exceptional beauty that he made a sculpture of her. Jingorō begins to drink in the company of the sculpture, and it begins to move, following Jingorō's lead. At first it had no emotion and could only imitate Jingorō's movements. However, when he places a mirror in front of the sculpture, the woman's spirit enters and it comes to life.
I know "hidari" means left, I just don't know in what context it was used in the sentence. Maybe they used it simply to make notice that she was using her left hand, or maybe it was used to say that it's a skill meant for use by the left hand only. That's why I think Eclipse left some details out of the sentence. I myself think that it was used to describe a skill that can only be used with the left hand, else there's no reason or meaning behind her changing the blade to her left hand.
Edit: Apparently Main-gauche in itself means "left hand" in French, so there you go.
Last edited by Munsu; Thu, 03-15-2007 at 10:42 AM.
Didn't they also say it was an entirely defensive technique? So, in that sense one might assume it's a special technique for using two blades, in fact: The one in left hand would be used to deflect the attacks of the opponent (like a shield), and the one in the right hand normally for attacks. Alice of course only had one blade, so she actually needed to change the hand just before the final attack.
Speaking of the last attack, I like how she bitch slapped the guy. It was also ironic how Orland responded: "That had to hurt", when the dude has been through hell and hurt in unimaginable ways.
Seeing how the final episode will be released this week, I'm somewhat disappointed by the progress of this series. Around the halfway mark it was pretty clear that this series was about the Invisible 9. Everything up to the flamethrower part was about the Invisible 9. Then at the end it was suddenly about commoners vs. nobles and it looks like that's how the series will end. What gives? What happened to the Invisible 9? What's the deal with Alice's "sixth sense?" It's as if they just abandoned that storyline altogether.
I don't think they've so much abandoned the storyline as they're not done setting it up yet.
I'd say .... 2, maybe 3 more seasons to tell the whole of the story they've set up here. The current crisis is interesting, but in the storyline I'd say we've seen all of act 1 and the first scene of act 2. There's still the whole rest of the play before us.
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