>inconsistent amalgamation of the author's fetishes and favorite topics >vidya gaem! >if we remove the humor, the fun, the characterization, the world-building and make it look artsy we can probably get a nice psychological thriller out of this >unfinished leftovers from the first entry >clumsy, over-the-top pastiche of the former entries >half-assed attempt to replicate the third entry by making it less subtle and more generic >THE BLANDENING >THE BLANDENING 2: ELECTRIC MARYSUE >pointless cash-in >pointless cash-in "update" of the third entry >misguided attempt to take the franchise back to its early installments by making the protagonist ugly and creepier than it ever was, to focus on the story and world-building instead >pointless cash-in >ultra-vague crossover with very superficial ties to the original material >pointless ugly live-action cash-in
now guess
Xavier Long
GitS.
Hudson Murphy
You win!
Now it's your turn.
Connor Thomas
>A cult classic, widely regarded for its soundtrack and use of music. Popular in the west. >Over a decade later it receives a sequel because of that This should be easy.
Sebastian Jenkins
The reboot some how made some of the most interesting characters in fiction uninteresting
Brandon Evans
2hu
Josiah Barnes
I'm gonna say Vampire Hunter D to keep the thread afloat but I doubt it's that. That's Evangelion.
Luis Brown
No, Kancolle.
Matthew Gomez
TRIgun?
Tyler Wilson
No, it's no D. I should have specified that the sequel isn't out yet.
Do people like the soundtrack of the original D?
Jacob Edwards
No, but I guess that does technically fit.
Hey, Baccano would too if it ever has another season.
Samuel Nguyen
>FUCKING IDOLSHIT RUINING MUH WAR DRAMA REAL ROBO TV SERIES >FUCKING IDOLSHIT RUINING MUH WAR DRAMA REAL ROBO MOVIE >FUCKING IDOLSHIT RUINING MUH WAR DRAMA REAL ROBO OVA >FUCKING ROCK N' ROLL SHIT RUINING MUH WAR DRAMA REAL ROBO TV SERIES >MUH DICK. DEM VISUALS. ITS A WAR DRAMA REAL ROBO WITH NO IDOLSHIT >FUCKING IDOLSHIT AND 3DCG RUINING MUH WAR DRAMA REAL ROBO TV SERIES >FUCKING IDOLSHIT RUINING MUH WAR DRAMA REAL ROBO TV SERIES
James Moore
Macross?
Thomas Bailey
It's shit. Every single entry was shit. The entire franchise is shit.
Parker Flores
Gunbuster?
Gavin Johnson
Yes.
Easton Ortiz
berserk?
Jacob Thompson
Nope, I was thinking of doing that though. I would have used the phrase "spiritual sequel" if that was the case, even though it counts as a regular one too.
Logan Lee
flcl
Gavin White
Still no, but you're closer with the music.
I'll give you a hint: the music is from an actual band.
Christian Powell
>unfinished due to copyright struggles but still a hit >obscure little manga just for fan-service >small budget fan-service crossover feature >semi-official addition with a smaller budget >DARKER, GRITTIER spin-off >spin-off of the spin-off >AMERICAN addition to the original entry >Reboot, less successful than the original >DARK AND GRITTY AND ARTSY spin-off nobody remembers
Asher Green
Yap.
Aaron Wood
Oh, Bubblegum Crisis of course.
Lucas Hernandez
now THAT'S Evangelion
Levi Brooks
easy one >popular manga >popular adaptation >EXTREMELY popular sequel >a sidestory >a rehash of sequel >a garbage >bunch of movies in between.
Hunter Gray
of course
Camden Butler
>Don't look so surprised, I'm your fucking backup >My fucking backup can't be this cute!
Luis Walker
Berserk
Samuel Brooks
HxH?
Ian Hill
>berserk >sequel
Jacob Harris
Here's another one:
>The manga has never been fully translated into English >An adaptation that doesn't cover the entire story, teases plot hooks and has all around fun action >Years later, a reboot that removes the floof and adds a second season
William Roberts
no
Jordan Collins
Dragonball?
Mason Cook
dragonball right?
Joshua Bailey
I don't think it had a manga but I'm gonna say Burn up!
oh and by the way I forgot >HOMOGAY spin-off of the spin-off
Elijah Sanchez
beat me by 3 seconds slut.
Isaac Walker
ofc
Michael Adams
>anthology movie >manga adaptation of the best segment >serialization of the best segment
Jack Bailey
Nope, it's not Burn Up! It does have a female main character though.
Aiden Edwards
GitS
Liam Howard
No, the adaptations retain the humor.
Here's a tough one: >A cult classic, widely regarded for its soundtrack and use of music. Popular in the west. >Over a decade later it receives a sequel because of that
It's MD Geist.
Brayden Perez
YOU DIDN'T MENTION THE MANGA There's an MD Geist manga too
Noah Wilson
Wasn't it an American comic?
Hunter Fisher
nope
Xavier Lee
Well, if we're talking about the same thing, it was written and drawn by an American and released by an American company.
Easton Perry
I might be remembering wrong, but I'm pretty sure it was written by a jap
Nathaniel Clark
>very amateurish but ambitious sci-fantasy epic >very remote adaptation that only keeps two characters and nothing else >spin-off crossover adaptation of the adaptation, without floof
Andrew Phillips
According to Wikipedia, if I'm reading this right, there's the American comic, which is an adaptation of the first OVA, and then there's a prequel called Ground Zero. That might be what you're thinking of.
Owen Sanchez
Yeah this is it. I didn't know about the comic.
Samuel Garcia
I'd only really heard of Ground Zero too.
Anyway, is still up for grabs.
Hint: Space police, idols and hand to hand combat.
James Johnson
>Cult manga >prequel >mediocre OVA adaptation >fan-service parody >aborted spin-off sequel >aborted spin-off sequel >movie adap-NOPE TRICKED YA IT'S JUST A SHORT SEGMENT >s-spin-off sequel?
Parker Mitchell
Nigga, you talking Birdy?
Robert Scott
You know it.
Nathaniel Morris
Not sure what to think of Decode after watching both seasons. Manage to do a lot of cool shit, but did bunch of shit wrong too.
The original OVA was some of the tightest shit, though. Love the chemistry of it that didn't seem apparent in Decode. Does the manga for what's translated seem to fair better? I heard it's what the original creator really wanted it to be.
Dylan Harris
I haven't read the manga, but I definitely will if it's ever fully translated.
