Comments on: Small Haul: Yoko MMS Figure from ‘Toppan Gurren Lagann’

By: Nuke

Nuke — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:21:34 +0000

@ laruto: Have you tried eBay?

A quick search yielded the Yoko MMS figures available for as low as $20 in some cases.

By: laruto

laruto — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:05:36 +0000

uuhh,, i want her so much. this one is much better than Revoltech Fraulein Yoko.. too bad its sold out evrywhere :((

By: Nuke

Nuke — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 03:46:58 +0000

Yeah, manga (or comics for that matter) that come after a movie or TV series tend to be of “milking the cash cow” quality.

There are exceptions, like the Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic where they’ve made a concerted effort to expand on the foundation established by the TV series. But for the most part, they are just exceptions.

By: Robbert de Groot (AKA Zekaric)

Robbert de Groot (AKA Zekaric) — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:22:44 +0000

Grrr.. I hate that. I’ve found that the manga titles based off of original anime are pretty bad. But if it’s the reverse, then the manga is usually pretty good. Now I really look for that, whether or not the manga spawned the series or vice versa. Been bitten more than once with a rather awful manga.

By: Nuke

Nuke — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:06:25 +0000

No, it’s an entirely original TV series— although with its popularity, it probably will spawn a manga.

By: Robbert de Groot (AKA Zekaric)

Robbert de Groot (AKA Zekaric) — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:11:14 +0000

Was it manga based before Anime?

By: Nuke

Nuke — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:22:42 +0000

Tengen Toppan Gurren Lagaan is a great series. It’s unconventional with a strange mix of drama and comedy. It has some really exaggerated animation, especially the fight scenes and it gives a nod to the old God mecha series of olde.

It’s uncomplicated and just plain fun to watch because it’s not trying to be “art” if you know what I mean. It also has some endearing characters.

I’d say it’s probably one of those series that’d make the ‘classic’ category.

By: Robbert de Groot (AKA Zekaric)

Robbert de Groot (AKA Zekaric) — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:20:13 +0000

Tragic.

Subbing: Great… How is the series so far?

By: Nuke

Nuke — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:47:36 +0000

I’ve read that Yoko Ritona and Simon are actually the same age but Yoko is both emotionally and physically more mature. She has her heart set on someone else though. Yoko’s a tough broad but cares a lot for Simon so you could say he’s both lucky and unlucky.

Unfortunately Gurren Lagaan was licensed so fansubbers stopped subbing it at around episode 19 (of 27) so I’ll never get to finish the series until the localized version comes out.

By: Robbert de Groot (AKA Zekaric)

Robbert de Groot (AKA Zekaric) — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:04:39 +0000

Is the kid in the image above lucky or unlucky?