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Yesss! Get it.! It is quite novel and silly.

Yeah, I like it enough that I would want to see more. The OVA itself and the Manga just isn't enough.

I first got the DVD when I was in high school, myself, and based on the cover I didn't know it was as ecchi as it was! I hade the cover with Tita fully clothed as opposed to the one where She, Elysse, and Mei are in bikinis. I'm also glad that the video gave you a nice dose of nostalgia lol. try to seek out the anime so you can experience it at least once. It's a fun little watch.

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I still haven't had a chance to read the mange fully yet, but I did see some references from what I read up to. It only makes sense that there are references from such an influential game, though.

SO RIGHT! I actually looked for a blu-ray version and was sad to see it was only on DVD. I still like my precious shiny DVDs, though lol.

And I'll spell out what we're all hanging around, if TH-cam will let me get away with using the word. Urishihara draws extremely detailed nipples. Not over the top or exaggerated, just natural. He draws breasts that look real.

Oh, yes he did put a lot of care into that aspect of his art, and it is something I appreciate as an artist, myself. Originally, I planned to cover his art a tad more in the video, but I felt it distracted too much from the main focus which was the OVA. Also, when I referenced how recognizable his art of non-clothed characters are, you knew exactly what I was talking about lol, well that and how he draws below the belt.

@@TheRerunLounge Yeah, it's the level of detail. I can really respect that. He's not ashamed to show the human body in all of its many variations.

Legend of Lemnear is what I'm going to watch next. I need another helping Urushihara anime designs in motion lol. Also, yes, I would like to see some blu-ray releases of more older anime like this.

Thanks! I try to keep it well maintained.

Lol Don't get me wrong, I love Excel Saga, but it can be a bit much for me sometimes. Also, I'm sure you will enjoy Dragon Half, it is really fun!

Yoooo!!! Same here! I didn't think people really noticed that lol!

It's def a unique gimmick. I wasn't too into it, but it is def silly for at least one viewing of the OVA.

Woah I didn't think it had any traction anywhere. That's really cool. Yeah , I remember plenty of tig 'ol bitty anime from around that time, I didn't really go for them, but there is one I was thinking about covering, but I'll keep that a secret for now. I like surprises. You also bring up a good point, I wonder how much influence Plastic Little had over Urushihara and what he thinks of it.

@@TheRerunLounge Hard to say, he has always been drawing the cheesecake and even goes full on hardcore ecchi with a few of his works both in animation and print. It is more the case of the influence he has had on artists here. A lot of stuff is a direct derivative of his works. More interestingly, perhaps as a topic, would be the side genre to the tig'ol bitty genre. The girl action team genre. Which had plenty of fan service to be sure but offered some fun outings. Like Sol Bianca.

Lol I noticed that witch Amanda Winn Lee. I didn't know about Tiffany Grant and Asuka, though. I probs should have known this, though, considering Asuka is my fav, but I didn't really get into VAs until recently.

It really is. Hold on to that DVD! And, man, I miss that aesthetic every day, both 80s and 90s anime aesthetic are my fav. I never got into the early 2000s look (animecore as it's called today) or the moeblobs of the late 2000's. I'm happy with modern anime aesthetics, but they just don't hit the same. I intend to cover more 80s anime in the future, but I have been on a 90s kick recently lol.

@@TheRerunLounge Remember too that the '00s saw the transition from hand-painted cels to digital paint.

I suppose there were more adult protags since many OVAs were marketed towards an older crowd. Many shows today seem to have younger protags, probably because the interest in anime has broadened a bit and there is more money in a younger crowd. Of course, I am just making some observations here, I can't say for certain.

Yeah, many OVAs go all in and cater to specific audiences which is really great. Having a one-shot/few episodes vs an entire series, really helps make that possible. Also, yeah, in a way the jiggle counter does show the care and humor that localizers put in. It was strange and short-lived, but it also made for fun marketing.

I remember my late wife and I arguing with the Jiggle Counter as to what counted.

Growlanser does the skin tight armor too, but it's actually thought out and well written (there's worldbuilding reasons that it's so tight and fashionable).

Dang I should have mentioned Growlanser a bit in the vid! I did come across it a bit.

Urushibara also done Langrisser and still occasionally does official art. Also does more technically doujin art of it.

lol Thanks. That is my fav escape music.

Because they're actually animated unlike this, which has detailed but more often than not static drawings.

Agreed dude 👌

​@@SogonD.Zunatsu idk man

I haven't seen much of CM, myself, but it's on my watch list. Though, I have seen DS. I do think DS has some very pretty animation at times. I can see where your coming from, though, sometimes older anime like this can go under appreciated just because it gets buried/forgotten because a lot of people pay more attention to bigger and more popular anime from today.

I'd argue that the standards are different when comparing a TV show that airs weekly to an OVA (or to a movie). The amount of time a production is able to devote to each minute of animation has a huge impact on the animation quality. Also, the majority of people talking about 2020s shounen titles aren't familiar with 80s/90s OVAs.

Yeah , it is a nice watch and doesn't take too much time to invest in. I recently saw the VHS for sale unopened on ebay, and had to resist buying it lol. I'm not a VHS collector, but the novelty of having it was alluring.

I had the VHS as a teenager, but unfortunately the tape became degraded at...uh, certain points.

When I was looking into him a bit, I noticed he did do a lot of work on vehicle design and similar things in other anime. Must be awesome to be able to not only design awesome characters, but also amazing vehicles and the like.

Gunsmith cats is choice dude. I have all of the Manga

They are all well written female leads, strong yet also vulnerable at times. Whether you are male or female you can relate to someone like that. I am def not a fan of Mary Sues, they are so braindead. I don't particularly remember my intro to Urushihara. I think it was just a matter of stumbling onto his art while looking into anime things. I do know at one point I bought an artbook with his work in it, though.

Despite preferring the Streamline Dub, I do think Disney's job was much more professional and clean.

Lol They are a reverse Shadow/Maria.

lol She is a magical girl, she has powers beyond our understanding. Like going through a spin cycle with her clothes still on.

It worth a watch, at least for the experience.

Yeah, it is so rare for me to watch anything dubbed at all anymore. I much prefer subs when I watch anything foreign.

Subs is the right way to go for the purest experience.

Thank you! I appreciate you watching :D

While I don't like Principal and the Pauper, and consider it worse than My Sister, My Sister imo. I don't consider it the end of a golden age or anything. There is a later episode that marks that end personally for me. I may talk about it in a later video, but I'm still uncertain. My fav seasons are 1-7, I struggle to find episodes I don't like. I consider 8 and 9, mixed bags, but ultimately good. There are some amazing episodes in those seasons, but also many more that I dislike. Also, yeah the writing is particularly great in MS,MS, but there are some solid gags. I do enjoy the first third.

Totally agree. I partially just like how the voices fit the characters a bit more imo.

@@TheRerunLounge don’t get me wrong you make incredible points of those beautiful pauses to just soak in the animation they honor, and there is charm. But I love the streamline one with all filler of them giggling going through a cornfield etc. both have their place, looking forward how you analyze the other Ghibli dubs :3

@@vaskitheinsane3985 I agree. I grew up with Streamline, and still love it. The pauses are very atmospheric, but the filler dialogue adds a little something in itself that I really enjoy. I hope to get start on my next dub comparison, too, but I have a few videos I want to make before tackling it lol.

Lisa, give me the drugs!

Yeah, I could see Lisa coming up with something to fool him into thinking it, too. She has done similar things in the past. Like when she used him as her science experiment, "Brother V Hamster".

Thanks, I try to keep my hair looking good lol.

Thanks a bunch! I hope you enjoy my future videos.

Hi, there! I hope you're doing well.

Perhaps in another universe, a much more Halloweeny one, that was his true fate.

Yeah! The Simpsons is awesome! This episode def needs a bit more attention imo, whether it's good or bad. It's still a special episode.

Thanks, I wanted to update my avatar so bad. I was never satisfied with the old look.

Totally! I would have felt differently if Lisa let the power go to her head and she was being an asshat herself.

@@TheRerunLounge Even if it wouldn't fix ALL the problems it would've been SOMETHING rational in comparison

Probs not. Actually, I didn't even know that! Welp, I learned something new lol.