Gundam SEED Destiny confirmed

[Transbot9]

Phenotype said:

You might want to look up "parody" in the dictionary. SEED does have many similarities with the original show but that's intentional. It is by no means a parody.
-Phenotype

So it lacks a humorus aspect needed to technically be a parody. I thought the term was more fitting than rip-off...can someone rip-off their own work? Parallel would probably work better.

[Fulano]

LordGale said:

SEED Couples: ***SPOILER WARNING***
Athrun + Cagalli
Kira + Lacus
Mwu + Murrue
****BIG SPOILER WARNING****
Kira is Cagalli's brother

No way! I wonder why Athrun + Lacus didn't turn out? Pm me with the answer please ...

[Evoluder Guy]

Transbot9 said:

So it lacks a humorus aspect needed to technically be a parody. I thought the term was more fitting than rip-off...can someone rip-off their own work? Parallel would probably work better.

It's a Rip off, Tomino wrote the OG Gundam he didn't write SEED. Technically Bandai owns it all, but the same people didn't work on it. *shrugs* re-tread, parallel, rip off, homage whatever you wanna call it. But I agree parody doesn't work very well...........

[LordGale]

If you're gonna rip off something, might as well rip off from the best ;D

[Transbot9]

*shrug* the only thing that makes the origenal Gundam good is that it's the origenal. For it's time, it's great. By today's standards...ow. I like some of the later spin-offs and sequils better.

[LordGale]

That's part of why Toonami was planning on pulling it-today's kids just can't appreciate it. (I'm only 16, but I'm referring to the Dragonball Z obsessed 10-year-old who probably hated MSG because it looked like crap) Plot apparently does not sell a show anymore; which is why DBZ is so popular, probably.

[Phenotype]

LordGale said:

That's part of why Toonami was planning on pulling it-today's kids just can't appreciate it. (I'm only 16, but I'm referring to the Dragonball Z obsessed 10-year-old who probably hated MSG because it looked like crap) Plot apparently does not sell a show anymore; which is why DBZ is so popular, probably.

That's what I don't get. Dragonball began in 1986, the animation is just as awful as MSG's yet DBZ has done so much better in the states than MSG. You're right about plot not selling a show, I've seen about 4 or 5 episodes of DBZ and there was no coherent plot.
-Phenotype

[Fulano]

Phenotype said:

That's what I don't get. Dragonball began in 1986, the animation is just as awful as MSG's yet DBZ has done so much better in the states than MSG. You're right about plot not selling a show, I've seen about 4 or 5 episodes of DBZ and there was no coherent plot.
-Phenotype

I'm not sure, but I think that dragonball z was aired before msg in USA, and therefore had more success... plus the insane power shown DBZ...

[LordGale]

It still sucks

[Cheetah]

Dragonball Z has a coherent plot. It just drags on for so long you don't care any more. As for kids not liking the original MSG, well, I have a 10 year old cousin who does. Guess he's in the minority.

[LordGale]

Oh, well then, um, sorry, I guess. I just wouldn't think anyone who's younger than most of us would really absorb all the plot and stuff, but I'm wrong there, evidently.

[Transbot9]

Keep in mind that Akira Toriyama has tried to kill the Dragonball/Dragonball Z/Dragonball GT several times, and STILL the fans want more. Poor guy, locked in a dead-end contract....at least he has job security.

Anywho, it probably partly had to do with Harry Champ's voice actor playing the part of Amuro.

[LordGale]

My friend if Florida kinda tries to defend DBZ by saying that there is something of a plot, and it's just the dubbing and editing that killed it here, but I can't honestly imagine it's any better in Japan.

[Cheetah]

He thinks Harry Champ is annoying. Actually, I never realized that Amuro was voiced by the same VA as Champ. I knew that the VA for Quatre voiced Amuro though.