Lone Lancer

I've been watching this new Golden Bolt Tournament lately. One thing which has become abundantly clear, is that even though Will Bales and Team Hypershock have advanced into the championship bracket, removing their self-righter was a huge mistake that nearly cost them their wins. If the whole point of this is to prove that their machine is as good as Bite Force, that never came up because Bite Force never got flipped upside down during its undefeated streak. If it's meant to comply with the weight limit, then they simply need a more compact frame.

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Thunder Force was one of the greatest shmup franchises in gaming history...terrible difficulty, but all were beautiful works of art graphically and musically. The original 16-Bit chiptunes were literally so good that I actually think I still prefer most of those to the remixes done on more advanced hardware. Technosoft took a lot of pride in their work. This metal remix was apparently planned for a title that was to be released on the ill-fated Sega Dreamcast, unfortunately it was cancelled.

The most offensive insults are the ones which cannot be repeated here.

That's certainly a very interesting plot description. Unfortunately, I cannot help you with this.

This makes me feel like a kid again! The WWE needs to hire the guy that made these to do their theme music. @viruxx That was a good find there.

A bit of serendipity. If anybody deserves to be interviewed on NRW TV, it's these guys for making this amazing video.

Dokken was awesome! I think their album "Back For the Attack" was probably the pinnacle of their work, in my honest opinion...

I'm not entirely sure if this topic belongs here or in manga discussion since there usually has to be a manga before there is an animated series. In either case, there are sometimes established anime universes with loads of creative possibilities which for some reason are neglected and never used for any story angles. I can think of two in particular that I could see a lot of potential with. I would even have half a mind to actually volunteer as a writer to try and make these canon just to experience the joy of seeing it ( if I had the power to do so ). If anyone sees titles mentioned here that they have never watched, I encourage you to skip over those and read about the next title ( and so on ) to avoid any spoilers. GTO - "Great Teacher Onizuka" My Idea For a Followup Sequel Premise: If I understand correctly, GTO itself was actually even a sequel/spinoff to some earlier works written by the manga author that featured the titular character before his career as a school teacher. For some reason this is just the one that made it big, kinda like "Star Wars" with its Galactic Civil War story arc in the original film trilogy. Anyway... Following the events at the end of GTO, Onizuka begins competing in a vicious underground bike racing circuit in which participants are allowed and encouraged to cheat and use dirty fighting to win ( a la "Road Rash" ). After Onizuka fled Japan in GTO, I remember it being unclear whether Onizuka was residing in California or Hawaii but, the scenery looked more like Southern California; I'm sure the manga is probably more detailed with that information ( haven't read it ). Even though this is a rather foolhardy thing for Onizuka to do after just escaping from hot water in exile abroad, this is something which actually would not be out of character for him to do. "You're Under Arrest" My Idea For a Spinoff Premise: After leaving the precinct for more intense pursuits, Natsumi decides to give pro-wrestling a try for a little change of pace along the way, before reuniting with her old partner. She joins an all-female wrestling promotion and dons the in-ring gimmick of the "Big Boss Lady" ( <-- if anyone got that reference, please let me know ), wearing her old blue uniform shirt to the ring. A parody of GLOW ( "Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling" ) ensues. Somehow it seems that trousers would be more practical than a skirt inside the squared circle...hmmm. It would certainly look out of place for her to be wearing her flats to the ring...she might as well just be barefoot or in her stockings the whole time than that. A few details about the costume would probably need to be modified to make it look more natural for the setting. It's not that it couldn't be done the other way, I just wouldn't want it to be reduced to mindless fan service though. I welcome feedback. If anyone else has ideas for the aforementioned anime shows or for other additional ones, feel free to share them here. Discuss...

I haven't actually seen this series yet but, I would like to. I've seen "School Rumble" and loved it. I am currently on "Laid-Back Camp."

Has anyone watched a great anime that they think could have been better? What are some of your titles that you think could have had a more appropriate conclusion? Welcome to the NHK "Welcome to the NHK" was great by any standard but, I think it could have actually been even better than it was. Had I been the head writer, I would have made it where the tone gradually shifted more toward a suspense thriller direction, where it turned out that there really was a conspiracy to keep down the guy, and that the secret organization was using next generation technology to project illusions ( similar to "Chaos;Head" ) with the aim to gaslight him into thinking that he was only delusional. In the finale, I would have it where it all culminates in a John Carpenter's "They Live" style showdown. Since firearms aren't readily available for civillian purchase in Japan, something would need to be worked out to give the character a fighting chance against his enemies. Maybe have it where he got his toys from the Yakuza or something?

If it's any consolation, you're still better than I am. I can't even draw a decent stick figure without the use of tracing templates and other tools.

Though I never personally played Phantasy Star myself, this track owns. I don't need to be a fan of the games to be able to appreciate this. I understand that it has quite a fandom ( or at least did have ).

This is actually a few months old now. The reason I posted this here is because only the most dedicated among us would be willing to listen to over two hours of talk about one particular graphic artist. I actually listened to this one twice to make sure I didn't miss anything. Topics Discussed include: *Hand-Drawn Animation *Pre-2000s Cinema *How Gun Culture Influenced Saturday Morning Cartoons During the 80s & 90s *Super Sentai vs. Power Rangers And More... I had never heard of this guy until just recently. He kept extraordinary company though. This guy was personal friends with the best that the synthwave scene has to offer. The guys that were interviewed are right up there with Mitch talentwise. Honestly, I can see a lot of myself in the backstory of this great savant. I highly doubt that I will ever be able to live up to Blood + Chrome but, I will do my part to help carry on his legacy! I will be seeking to make my own AMVs, custom graphics and logos in the future. His loss will not be in vain. Rest in power, great one. Blood + Chrome's Stuff: Official Website youtube channel vimeo Bandcamp

A real blast from my past here. These guys, along with a couple of other bands were like my childhood where contemporary music was concerned, though I also listened to a lot of music made before I was even born. If anyone here is thinking, "hey, that looks like the frontman from Dethklok," then yes, it is very likely that the fictional character's appearance was based on that of Pete Steele's. He had a pretty unique look to him. @Ohayotaku RWBY always had great soundtrack and CG animation which was second to none. Although I think it could have done without the usual Hollywood cliches ( which mark it as a North American creation ), I usually found it entertaining despite that. It was a very creative way to repackage classic fairy tale characters. Weiss corresponds to Snow White, Yang to Goldilocks, Ruby herself to Little Red Riding Hood, and Blake supposedly represents Bell from "Beauty and the Beast." I still wish Coco was more than just an extra in the main story, she had the look of a main heroine - and also a very nice Jesse Ventura style rotary gun.

An anime take on a classic. I wish I could take credit for making this.

To tell you the truth, there were other bands at that time which I followed more closely ( Type-O being one of them ). Occasionally, I would have one of those moments listening to the music channels of my cable television package where I would be taken off guard by some wicked new tune that would have me rushing back into the room right in the middle of getting myself some refreshments. Dream Theater provided me with some of those moments. I could remember the song titles at the time when I just saw them but, I forgot to write them down. Years later, I encountered a guy who ran the counter at a brick & mortar music store before it eventually went under from the pressures of competing with online distributors. In this guy's opinion, Theater's guitarist was one of the best of the best. I think I can agree with him on that. Fun piece of trivia, Bedman's Super in "Guilty Gear Xrd" is apparently a nod to this group. I always love it when the writers of a given franchise include little easter egg homages to great bands and musicians. It adds a whole other layer of coolness to it.

I actually tried editing this post again but, there is apparently a time limit window on that function, so...I'll just make note of some of the factual errors I made regarding some of the information about the bios. I recently learned that Jake the Snake was actually still wrestling in smaller indie promotions after he had left the then "WWF." For all these years, I just assumed that the reason he was never seen on TV anymore was because he had retired from the business. Easy mistake to make at that time. I also learned that Lex Luger ( real name Larry Pfohl ) actually had a previous gig with WCW before he debuted in the WWF as "The Narcissist." Almost nobody who was not an avid wrestling fan way back even remembers these earlier career runs of his in Jim Crockett Promotions and WCW. Likewise, almost nobody still remembers Razor's older personas such as "Big Scott Hall, Starship Coyote" or the "Diamond Studd." It turns out there is a lot more backstory to some of these characters than I ever realized growing up. I couldn't believe that some of these huge stars had such humble beginnings as tag partners to other guys who were permanently relegated to jobber status while they ascended. A key skill to climbing the ranks of stardom in pro-wrestling is being good on the "stick" <-- informal slang for microphone.

I knew Amanda Lee did some of the voices in the English dubs but, I never had any idea she was also a singer. I had to look that up when I saw it. I guess we all learn something new everyday. The instrumental aspect of the song is good, though the vocals follow the trend of modern pop a bit much for my personal liking. Few songs are perfect though. @viruxx Your inclusion of Dream Theater is a mark of good taste. In retrospect, I honestly don't know why I never had any of their music in my CD collection growing up. It's one of my regrets now. They were easily one of the best bands of their time.