Anime Abandon: Tokyo Babylon

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  • @IceQueen975
    @IceQueen975 9 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    "This is getting too complicated, even for a CLAMP anime!"
    AHAHAAH!!! You haven't read Tsubasa have you?

  • @godzillasaurbuttersworth3176
    @godzillasaurbuttersworth3176 9 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    You say his homosexuality is never brought up but that sleeveless latex onesie begs to differ.

    • @anjetto1
      @anjetto1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Excellent job

  • @Destinystrike
    @Destinystrike 8 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    So back when Tokyo Babylon first came out, I was a little kid obsessed with drawing. I got the vhs of both movies and I spent night after night tracing over my TV to learn better. Now to put this in perspective, this was before the term Weeaboo even existed, let alone really good internet.
    X and Tokyo Babylon were my obsession. I was drawing Bishounen constantly... which means I got exposed to the plot of these things pretty heavily.
    So i'm going to actually go out on a limb and explain some of the crap I saw as a kid.
    So, one. X the movie sucked balls because it tried to condense a GIGANTIC MANGA SERIES into one movie. The series X2 would later come out and actually do the manga justice. But X, as it stood, was a hot mess of a flick.
    As for Tokyo Babylon, it was actually getting spaced out decent enough, but didn't have that much in common with its Manga counterpart. Still, here are some tidbits that Bennet didn't catch.
    That goofball who's super lucky has supernatural superluck. Its so super and awesome that it can't be un-lucked. So when this amatuer chick uses her crazy dog curse to kill him, the guys super luck basically goes. "well whats the opposite of dying from this? OH I KNOW. ABSORBING IT" and thats where that comes from.
    As for why they're having a lovers spat by the time X comes out, it's because the vet kills the medium's sister. He just flat up murders the fuck out of her. So that's why they're duking it out in the start of X.
    I have no idea why I wrote all this, just figured it'd be an amusing read for some.

    • @N1CK0FDEST1NY
      @N1CK0FDEST1NY 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Isn't it great when you look back on your childhood and find schlock?

    • @Destinystrike
      @Destinystrike 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +N1CK0FDEST1NY Not half as nice as it is to meet someone else that knows what the weird schlock means.

    • @N1CK0FDEST1NY
      @N1CK0FDEST1NY 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Eh, I guess I always preferred straight forward schlock, like League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, or Battlefield Earth.

    • @joshuascott2864
      @joshuascott2864 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's nice to find someone else who was obsessed with drawing as much as I am. I spend hours of my time writing my manga, and I don't care what others say about me, I'll just keep working. I have a lot of support from friends, and I've blown people away with the stuff I draw now. I hope you keep it up, and good luck to you. I store my art on this website: teamgogun.webs.com

    • @juliagoodwin9510
      @juliagoodwin9510 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And this is why luck powers usually tend to be BS.

  • @pyrotornado108
    @pyrotornado108 9 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    18:28
    ....
    Mr. Kinomoto, what are you doing in this anime?

  • @FullmetalNinja25
    @FullmetalNinja25 9 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    The part where Gabe dances in a Unitard will haunt my dreams tonight.

    • @swolie
      @swolie 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      TheFullmetalNinja25 I think would be able to sleep seeing that I might still be giggling at that point

    • @NickRowler
      @NickRowler 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      TheFullmetalNinja25 I thought it was sexy :3

    • @freddyironworks
      @freddyironworks 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Did he really lose and eye lol

    • @laststrike4411
      @laststrike4411 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      How do I respond to that?

    • @TheDrwho92
      @TheDrwho92 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      freddyironworks no he just likes Bowie

  • @eggmug562
    @eggmug562 9 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Once again, the Gabe scene is the best scene in the review.

  • @kirkholland6253
    @kirkholland6253 9 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    YES! Danse Forever Gabe!

    • @DollyBelladonna
      @DollyBelladonna 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kirk Holland He has a nice ass

  • @nicholasrodinos4701
    @nicholasrodinos4701 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    4:03 Geez that's one hell of an exposition dump. I'm honestly surprised she didn't go into her family's history including graphic details about the sex they had, and boring anecdotes about the food they ate.

  • @94unclechuck
    @94unclechuck 9 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    The title sounds like a shin megami tensei game

    • @averystar16
      @averystar16 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      94unclechuck The dvd cover reminds me of Raidou Kuzunoha

    • @TheRezro
      @TheRezro 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      94unclechuck Most likely because of Tokyo Revelation OVA..

  • @komori88
    @komori88 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    that bit about corpses under the cherry blossom trees is actual folklore in japan

  • @retroanimemike
    @retroanimemike 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I didn't know I needed Gabe dancing in my life but you live and learn! Expressive!

  • @TheLoneSmoker
    @TheLoneSmoker 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Gabe's interpretative dance was very emotional. I'm touched.

  • @V4Now
    @V4Now 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    For all those who might be wondering.
    The Japanese love Oasis which might be why the singer sounds like Gallagher.

  • @dankbudew4830
    @dankbudew4830 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The thing about kind-hearted, sweet innocent boy protagonists in series like these.....I ENJOY WATCHING HIM SUFFER......

  • @SoulReaperSango
    @SoulReaperSango 9 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    God, when that one scene with little Subaru and Seichiro came up and their talking about cherry blossoms. When Sage said creepy, I totally thought something different would happen, so when it was just dead bodies its like 'phew! dead bodies that's the only creepy thing in this scene'.
    Obviously...I've been exposed to too much shonen-ai with that 'one' particular element....

  • @LunarSpiral1127
    @LunarSpiral1127 9 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    10:11 Was that the real song added in the anime? Because good god it just didn't fit with the scenery that was shown. The singer's singing about wanting someone to kiss him. It didn't help when Sage started laughing. Got me laughing too. XD

    • @owlcake
      @owlcake 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      LunarSpiral1127 Yes, very much so yes. It was super unfitting and just made 17 year old me even more frustrated about taking out all the homosexual plot.

    • @toomanythingstoomanygames1565
      @toomanythingstoomanygames1565 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ***** ...I don't understand how some music sucking = THE ENTIRE SHOW SUCKS!, but whatevs >.> Opinions don't have to make a lick of sense

    • @Fyrsiel
      @Fyrsiel 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'VE GOTTA BELIEVE IN YOUR EYYYES, SO PLEASE DON'T SAY LOVE EEZ BLIIIIIIIIIND~

    • @Ziko577
      @Ziko577 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here but the problem with X is that it was so rushed at times.

    • @seraphlai9664
      @seraphlai9664 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** Fabulous~

  • @Kooljupiter
    @Kooljupiter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Man i miss these classic art and animation styles

  • @seanomalley6507
    @seanomalley6507 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    3:50 There is an exposition dump, and then there is a solid minute anvil to the skull breathless synopsis of the plot.

  • @amandaholland7446
    @amandaholland7446 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    gabe's dance is my new favorite thing. the eyepatch was a nice touch, too. give him my kudos for being such a good sport XD

  • @_Snowflame
    @_Snowflame 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Sexmaniacs sounds like the Warner Bros. show that Warner Bros. doesn't want you to know about.

  • @tHeWasTeDYouTh
    @tHeWasTeDYouTh 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    How come only two episodes of Tokyo Babylon got made, if more got made and SHOWED how Seishirō straight up breaks Subaru's arm and tortures the shit out of him and THEN KILLS HIS SISTER then he could understand why they both fight at the start of the X movie!!!!

  • @Ohnonoki
    @Ohnonoki 9 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I wasn't ready for that. Nobody was.

    • @KazuyaMithra
      @KazuyaMithra 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      godammit.

    • @cidevant002
      @cidevant002 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Misaka Mikoto I was expecting for this all my life.

    • @PollyGlodd
      @PollyGlodd 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Misaka Mikoto ''What? No!''

    • @halifaxsteppenwulf7980
      @halifaxsteppenwulf7980 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Misaka Mikoto Why are you on all my videos? Are you me? Am I even real?

  • @Alhelir
    @Alhelir 9 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    It puts the anime criticism on the TH-cams or it gets the hose again.

    • @ShadowWolfRising
      @ShadowWolfRising 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Aldo Hernández 'claps'

    • @MrGMoney1944
      @MrGMoney1944 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      ShadowWolfRising
      Claps one second longer.

    • @evice
      @evice 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *claps slower*

    • @MrGMoney1944
      @MrGMoney1944 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      evice
      Clap

    • @evice
      @evice 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      MrGMoney1944 Moar clapping.

  • @whoisyouranime
    @whoisyouranime 9 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    You should watch X: The Series. It's way better than X: The Movie and Tokyo Babylon.

    • @toomanythingstoomanygames1565
      @toomanythingstoomanygames1565 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      TheHardMode Despite my love of CLAMP, X: The Movie is really what dented it. X/1999 is one of my fav CLAMP works, but that movie did not do the series justice ~.~ Not to mention, completely eliminated several crucial characters, which pissed me off X/

    • @bulaluigi
      @bulaluigi 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      TheHardMode If only X TV had the same animation quality as X the movie :(

  • @josephglatz25
    @josephglatz25 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    3:55 And the award for the most ham-fisted and forced exposition ever goes to you, Tokyo Babylon. I hope you are proud of yourself.

  • @__RD14533
    @__RD14533 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    7:47 Lol omg someone please make a .gif of that!

  • @JoaqMan
    @JoaqMan 9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    When your main character's name is the name of the company that makes every other car in Portland Oregon you know your anime is easy to mock.

    • @projectmessiah
      @projectmessiah 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      But Subaru is a nice sounding name

  • @ZeraLuminariam
    @ZeraLuminariam 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    7:32 damn Gab got Moves! XD
    Great Review Sage can't wait for your next one!

  • @Atomic_Mousetrap
    @Atomic_Mousetrap 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Sprockets gag has GOT to go into your top moments. That was awesome.

  • @CaptainMarvel4Ever
    @CaptainMarvel4Ever 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Perfect timing, I was just thinking about how much I'd love to watch a new episode.

  • @possitivelyinsane
    @possitivelyinsane 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Imagine how confused I was at age 12 picking this and X up at a video store being assured it was "Amazing!" and "A great starter anime!" and watching it at home.

  • @TheeKorovaMilkBar
    @TheeKorovaMilkBar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Today, Bennett could probably keep up with Gabe in Sprockets.

  • @KaiHonsou
    @KaiHonsou 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Gabe blew me away with the dance. It spoke to me on so many emotional levels.

  • @ignacionadeo1306
    @ignacionadeo1306 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Rainbows are straighter than Subaru.

  • @jasonjimerson7046
    @jasonjimerson7046 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sprockets! I remember that SNL bit. Nice eye patch and a good review.

  • @pathfindersavant3988
    @pathfindersavant3988 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Be careful Bennet, we don't want you to break your back climbing that mountain.

  • @alanisstrife345
    @alanisstrife345 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Am I the only one who would like to see Sage review "Pet Shop of Horrors"?

    • @xxromanovaxx6682
      @xxromanovaxx6682 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Alanis Strife I was thinking the exact same thing.

  • @SunnyAznable
    @SunnyAznable 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Billboard amazes me! Does he in fact have a giant torso or just the smallest head ever? I'm getting flashbacks to the Mario Brothers movie each time he appears!

  • @angelsgameplayer2132
    @angelsgameplayer2132 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    whats frustrating with the second story is that The Killers Motivation is Completely changed in the english dub, the reason he kills Women in the riginal is that they are in 'his seat' A legitimate killer Obsession brought on by a cumpulsive need for a specific scenario, IE sitting in that seat. Thats why the detective Knew Where to go to find the man and set the bait but it's compleatly blown in the dub and for no reason I've been able to figure out.

  • @nicholasrodinos4701
    @nicholasrodinos4701 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    13:11 And it refuses to suck in a good way.

  • @Raktus
    @Raktus 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hokuto, the voice that's being complained about, is credited to Jenny Baker. Jenny Baker is actually Julia Braams. Contrary to what Sage says, she's gone on to do plenty more jobs after this and before it. Not such a sane world after all, eh?
    Also, I like her voice!

  • @shawnrobin3434
    @shawnrobin3434 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OMG Sage bless your heart! Always liked your honest opinions on retro anime in general (inc. Tokyo Babylon and Prj A-Ko) but thank you SO MUCH for choosing FAKE! This is the best BL OVA ever so I hope you won't be disappointed!!

  • @orestria
    @orestria 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is one of two manga that I really like that got OVAs so bad it retroactively made me like the manga less.
    The other being Angel Sanctuary

    • @projectmessiah
      @projectmessiah 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How can a poor anime adaptation make you enjoy the manga less

  • @6Kubik
    @6Kubik 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    it would be nice if they would made a new anime about the whole tokyo babylon manga.

    • @georgies6623
      @georgies6623 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It would also be nice if it was produced by a studio other than, say, GoHands.

    • @projectmessiah
      @projectmessiah 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@georgies6623 Well it has been handed over to another studio

  • @josephstevens3942
    @josephstevens3942 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Man that song is equivilant of "Would you like a dance? DAAAAAAANCE.... Any body want a DAAAAAAANCE"

  • @blackmercury48
    @blackmercury48 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hope you feel better sage

  • @hunnykun101
    @hunnykun101 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    18:15 CardCaptor Sakura's dad O_O

  • @angbandsbane
    @angbandsbane 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Subaru is strong, but I am stronger." Ah, he must be a Chevy.

  • @CornishCreamtea07
    @CornishCreamtea07 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    8:12 I haven't been as happy to find out that a VA never worked in Anime again since I learned that Sarah Strange. never did another role in Anime after Ranma 1/2

    • @Goleon
      @Goleon 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      CornishCreamtea07 Who did she voice?

    • @CornishCreamtea07
      @CornishCreamtea07 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Male Ranma

    • @Goleon
      @Goleon 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      CornishCreamtea07 I did the looking and she was Male Ranma for the first three seasons, movies and oavs. Richard Ian Cox who would go on to do InuYasha among other voice work did the voice for Male Ranma from seasons 4 to 7 and frankly that dub voice wasn't that bad. I've heard worst and the fact that it took till now for me to find out a female did Male Ranma's voice really says a lot for the va as I could not tell that it wasn't a guy.

    • @CornishCreamtea07
      @CornishCreamtea07 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I could, but then I have heard a lot of male characters voiced by females, and even the convincing ones have tells. To me she made him sound like some butch lesbian, and the way she strained her characters names, especially the way she said Akane, was painful to the ears.

    • @Goleon
      @Goleon 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      CornishCreamtea07 I never noticed.

  • @KGWvoice
    @KGWvoice 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Dear future me, when you return to this video to re-watch Gabe's Dance , you should know that part of the video starts at 7:29.

  • @Lithiel
    @Lithiel 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was waiting and hoping you'd mention that horrible song. It's a real gem >w> THANKyou

  • @SickleYield
    @SickleYield 9 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I need Dancing Gabriel as a gif.

    • @GaleSilverwind
      @GaleSilverwind 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +SickleYield makeagif.com/aSkGkv

    • @SickleYield
      @SickleYield 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Naruga Kuruga Oh, that is beautiful. :D Thanks!

    • @GaleSilverwind
      @GaleSilverwind 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      SickleYield No prob :3

  • @jojothebard6687
    @jojothebard6687 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That dance...was...
    ...Magnificent...

  • @David315842
    @David315842 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Just wait till you review X the series. 14:09 = Foreshadowing.

  • @SubakratheForsaken
    @SubakratheForsaken 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Now I have to finish this manga, in the hopes that it might be better. Also, Gabe's dancing amused me.

  • @sarcasticsugar4466
    @sarcasticsugar4466 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The Tokyo Babylon OVA is a joke. But the MANGA (which you SHOULD read) is truly thought provoking and a masterpiece. THEN follow it up with the X manga which is also great.
    All the anime adaptions of these mangas are CRAP. They DO NOT do the manga justice.

  • @ZeldaEd123
    @ZeldaEd123 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    20:55 From what I've heard from my sisters and my Mom (They hated The Notebook), I think that would be a good thing.

  • @V4Now
    @V4Now 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Gabe went all Squidward on us! XD

  • @morrisl123
    @morrisl123 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ha! nice continuity with Gabe and the eye patch

  • @tunatallica
    @tunatallica 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A plus for the Sprocketts reference

  • @Ko700el
    @Ko700el 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Gabe..what have you done... :O and whats with the music you're dancing burned in my head

    • @GTONeko
      @GTONeko 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      koel700 Electric Cafe by Kraftwork (sp?), also used from Saturday Night Live for the skit "Sprockets".

  • @HawooAwoo
    @HawooAwoo 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    10:11 You know, you need to emphasis that stuff like this is unedited... I had trouble comprehending that that scene was straight from the OVA....

  • @anonblond3563
    @anonblond3563 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gabe's dance is the best!

  • @puppymolly123
    @puppymolly123 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Now that I’m watching the X tv series I think that Sage would be much happier with the film if he knew the REAL reason that they were fighting on that roof.

  • @salokin3087
    @salokin3087 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Damn, Gabe really lost his eye...
    But he lost his dignity a LONG time ago...

    • @Green-Raccoon777
      @Green-Raccoon777 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I heard he also lost his fertility a few years ago too.

  • @frydaddy1535
    @frydaddy1535 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ok, the onesy dance just made my top 3 anime abandon moments

  • @alanisstrife345
    @alanisstrife345 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    @3:41- 4:06
    "Exposition, Exposition! Rush it out A~S-A-P~!"

  • @aceotaku
    @aceotaku 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    the interesting thing about the guy in glasses(forget his name) is that he's not just the subaru's lover, he's actually the main antagonist and is in actually a total and complete homicidl sociopath who, if memory serves correctly, ends up murdering subaru's sister and family.
    So yeah, that's why they try to kill each other: subaru is trying to make him pay for his crimees, while glasses guy wants to help destroy the earth and kill people.

    • @seraphlai9664
      @seraphlai9664 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      aceotaku Endless and never-stop killing for love in the Fanciest way, that is how Clamp made up its reputation.

  • @Fyrsiel
    @Fyrsiel 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You did Tokyo Babylon, Sage, I'm going to cry.
    This OVA changed my life, man. This was the OVA that ushered me into the dark abyss. After this, it was X/1999 and all downhill from there.
    I want to watch this now and cringe at all of the riffing while crying into my pillow with great nostalgia for the sub and contemptible hate for the dub. But alas, I must wait until the weekend when I can finally devote half an hour to this joyous occasion.

  • @DarthRalek
    @DarthRalek 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Had hoped Sage was going to hold up Nightwalker Midnight Detective. Oh well.

    • @thealchemist51
      @thealchemist51 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ***** I remember that I owned them a long time ago they were ok I do wish he would review them

    • @cidevant002
      @cidevant002 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ***** Oh, man, that would have been awesome. That was my first anime shounen-ai ever. I would keep myself awake late at night to see repetions on TV. You know, before internet.

    • @delcirose
      @delcirose 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That would be hilarious

    • @DarthRalek
      @DarthRalek 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well it would also be funny since the person who voiced Shiro also did some voice work in X. Muwhahahaha

    • @mzpurplemist
      @mzpurplemist 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Darth Ralek OMG, yes!

  • @fodxp
    @fodxp 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love you Gabe!

  • @jetpackman01
    @jetpackman01 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I recognized the Kraftwerk song when Gabe was dancing. Don't think for a second that shit slipped under my radar.

  • @nightmarefanatic1819
    @nightmarefanatic1819 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You didn't finish the song clip and skipped the most cringe inducing part!
    "Please, please, kiss kiss
    Like Strawberry covered dreams."
    AAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Was a classic thing to laugh at when I was a kid.

  • @NekoValtz
    @NekoValtz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    7:27
    because I needed a timestamp for this moment

  • @IllusionistsBane
    @IllusionistsBane 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You should review Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle. The most incomprehensible manga/anime EVER MADE. Also yeah, it's CLAMP.

  • @KrazyChibi
    @KrazyChibi 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the Sprockets reference. XD

  • @kellychuang8373
    @kellychuang8373 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Used to see this back in the early 2000's. It was on Encore Action channel back when channels like this had things good like anime. Though maybe not always that good. Like I said before you took what you can get.

  • @wretneck
    @wretneck 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Don't be stepping on Gab's magic dancing, Sage! It's the least you can do after taking the son of a gun's best eye!!"

  • @RippahRooJizah
    @RippahRooJizah 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For some reason I thought Sage reviewed this already until previous episode. This is one of the few anime I've seen that he reviewed, actually.
    As was X, which... wow, I had no clue that was a sequel movie.

  • @OrcOrcImAOrc
    @OrcOrcImAOrc 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:46 oh GOD that art. That guy as a bigger frame then Marcus Phoenix

  • @RandoChrisYT
    @RandoChrisYT 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Because having the Mark Wahlberg reaction is always appropriate in any story!

  • @akba666
    @akba666 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those lyrics hit me like a stun grenade. I just sat there and a whole minute passed when I snapped out of it.

  • @Kerwarsh
    @Kerwarsh 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tokyo Babylon and X (X/1999) were pretty popular manga's but, they more take place in the same universe separated by a couple of years rather than being direct sequals/prequels to each other. The OVA and movie weren't very good adaptations of their respective and Dense source materials.

  • @yyhlover
    @yyhlover 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is there a Nuts and Bolts of this episode? I would love to hear the explanation for Gabe dancing.

  • @fangiresaga
    @fangiresaga 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Sage is Gabe wearing an eyepatch because of last episode or is something really wrong?

  • @flyonthewall8290
    @flyonthewall8290 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Japanese Liam Gallagher" had me in tears lol

  • @KumoriGurasu
    @KumoriGurasu 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was worried Gabe losing an eye was a one-off joke and wouldn't be a thing for him. He looks kick-ass with an eyepatch, although I got Dead Or Alive vibes.

  • @AceAttorny
    @AceAttorny 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    8:24
    "Who by?"
    What the fuck?
    (I don't care that it's gramatically correct. It sounds awkward as all hell and there is no reason for them not to use the much more common "By who?")

    • @GetsugaTensho85
      @GetsugaTensho85 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      AceAttorny Are you the Legendary Super Grammar Nazi?

    • @AceAttorny
      @AceAttorny 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Getsuga Tenshō Jawohl.

  • @capmar-vell92returns20
    @capmar-vell92returns20 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That guy with the red uniform looks like Yasunori Kato from Teito Monogatari.

    • @coriolisky
      @coriolisky 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes! Glad someone caught this. It's an intentional inspiration for Tokyo Babylon.

  • @MRDLT00
    @MRDLT00 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That four tenths cookie reference, I got it. XD

  • @VieVentar
    @VieVentar 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    *Watches Gabe dancing on a loop while listening to "Fade to Grey" by Visage.*

  • @Eerie0Innocence
    @Eerie0Innocence 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As someone who reads and watches CLAMP, I've gotta tell ya (aside from the fact that this OVA is a terrible adaptation) I'm not to disappointed that the gay subplot of Subaru and Seishirou isn't in this OVA. Their subplot is less romantic and more...creepy. Mostly because one of those two wants to kill the other and won't because of the idea that it's more fun to torture your prey than to just kill.
    Yeah, one of them does fall for the other, but it's unrequited love at best and emotional abuse at worst. It's certainly interesting, don't get me wrong, but it's not something I'd fangirl over.
    What really grinds my gears about this OVA is the writing (and awful dub casting) for Hokuto, Subaru's sister. She's a supportive person in Subaru's life, and here she's a berating nuisance and a walking exposition machine. While she basically becomes a "woman in the fridge" character at the end of the story, what happens to her carries weight because she's at least a character that the audience couldn't really hate (even if there are fans that DO hate her, and I'll never understand why) and is important to Subaru's growth (we could get in the somewhat mysoginist writing on that plot point but not today) not just as a person but as a medium.
    Whether your a fan of CLAMP or not, this OVA still sucks.

  • @mellojoe9421
    @mellojoe9421 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    gabe is so wonderful!!!

  • @wretneck
    @wretneck 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That musical break is how the main protagonist dresses... (And my original joke I feared would only offend the wrong people)

  • @CrashThompson
    @CrashThompson 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Sprockets reference.
    Noice!

  • @KageRyuu6
    @KageRyuu6 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That dance was hilarious.

  • @Castr8erForHire
    @Castr8erForHire 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You have to read the manga to figure out why Subaru and Seishiro hate each other. And then watch the X anime, because it's way better than the rushed movie considering it actually develops the characters and makes the fights actually matter. You don't even have to watch Tokyo Babylon, the X anime not only says their names, but also why they're fighting.

  • @GothicSatnist666
    @GothicSatnist666 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Wait thats a guy?!?!?! the one with the red jacket. fuck man i could have sworn "he" was a girl trying to copy "the ghost in the shell" look

  • @JHaru777
    @JHaru777 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Isn't the sister's voice actress C-ko from Project A-ko?

    • @80sMTV
      @80sMTV 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah. Julia Braams, former actress for Manga UK

  • @ZeroSpawn47
    @ZeroSpawn47 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i remember watching that last episode in anime club when i was in highschool. i thought everything about it was boring, annoying, and all around horrible. it was a very uncomfortable experience.

    • @TheV8maverick
      @TheV8maverick 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      An uncomfortable experience in an anime club, shocking

    • @ZeroSpawn47
      @ZeroSpawn47 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      NeoPraetorian ha!
      but honestly, mine wasn't that bad. the only real cringe moments was when we watched terrible anime like tokyo babylon.

    • @TheV8maverick
      @TheV8maverick 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** That's surprising, but I guess my assumptions are pretty baseless. I've never been in an anime club