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[Killtacular]

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I'd talk more, but I'm in a really really bad mood about how WB is treating Craig McCracken like crap.

I've added tonight's Gundam 0083 because it had a small amount of footage brought back in. We probably won't see the real AS re-edits until next week, but this episode was a little edgier than TV-Y7FV. More like TV-G (yes, TV-G is a higher rating than TV-Y7).

Click here to review "Yusuke is Back". (http://adultswim.toonzone.net/episodes/episodes-yuyu5.php)
Click here to review "Honky Tonk Women". (http://adultswim.toonzone.net/episodes/episodes-cb3.php)
Click here to review "Gundam to the Sea of Stars". (http://adultswim.toonzone.net/episodes/episodes-gundam5.php)

[Sir Gatts]

Yu Yu Hakusho: I guess the words sleeping beauty could best describe the beginning of this episode. Dead man walking. :eek: Then his mission is over? Not at all that is, Yuusuke's new mission directive has been pointed toward becoming Earth's Spirit Detective. A very good episode.

Pilot Candidate: It seemes that our pilot candidates have been paired with a repairor crew as part of some new test and training program. Yet another slow paced episode but that cat girl sure is hot. ;)

Gundam 0083: After getting through the mellow drama scene at the beginning, Unit 1 and Kou isn't looking too good right now after their first space battle. The Zeon manage to prove in this episode that they can build a resistance against the Federation. Still a good episode.

[KingKoopa]

Yu Yu Hakusho: I knew he would be revived thanks to some spoilers I read, and also the episode title, but it surprised me how it happened. And Koenma saying Keiko didn't make it fooled me, you don't see things like that happening often. Good episode, A.

Cowboy Bebop: Faye's intro episode. Liked the episode, but not the best. A-.

Note that the reviews are based on that I've seen tonights Bebop. I may have rated it higher if I saw it first tonight.

[Kesh]

YYH: This show kicks so much ass. :) The whole 'Sleeping Beauty' kiss bit was amusing, but the kiss itself was so tender and sweet... if you didn't go "awww," you've got no romance left at all. :p I loved how Kuwabara was so desperate to get his cat back. I was totally fooled, and thought it must be a girl, just like Yuske did. And of course, Yuske made a grand entrance. I can't wait to see how his new job works out!

CB: Not much to comment on here. Our first meeting with Faye, and she doesn't change much from here on out. :) Not my favorite ep, but a good one.

PC: God, Zero's an ass. We're supposed to care about this guy? :mad: At least the cat girl's cute (and damn, those shorts are short!), but she has serious issues. Now that I think about it, is there anyone on this show that isn't emotionally unstable in some way?

Oh yea... I can't really comment on the plot, because so far there isn't one. It's just been an exhibition of emotional distress by characters we don't know enough about to care about. Meh.

Okay, we finally learn about the suits. But this support repair thing... why the hell do the pilots take bodily damage when the mech is hit? It's a bad design decision, and I'd consider it a fatal flaw for a combat system.

0083: Geeze, Ko nearly totaled Unit 1! He must've really screwed up the control software for it to react that badly to his input. If the female designer had just looked at his notes at dinner, she might've been able to warn him how badly he had done... but it seems PC wasn't the only show with emotional screw-ups tonight. ;) At least these made more sense... oh, and the female Zeon commander: was it just me, or was her voice wayyyy over-the-top? :confused: I was expecting her to put a white cat in her lap and start petting it with an 'evil mastermind' grin at any moment!

OS: Well, since I'm still up, I might as well. This is actually one of my favorite OS episodes. Our real introduction to Aisha Clan-Clan... and despite what some people think, she's one of my favorite characters. She's tough, stubborn, sexy... and completely incompetant. :D A total ditz in a fighter's body. I think her brief fight with Gene in this ep is one of the better hand-to-hand scenes in the entire series. Also in this ep, we get a better idea of Melfina's personality, and learn a little of her role in things: all she knows in life is related to the ship.

[JTurner954]

Yu Yu: I'm kind of disappointed because I was hoping more of him as a ghost. Oh well, this whole Spirit Detective thing might be cool. Show was entertaining as usual. Overall grade: B+

Cowboy Bebop: A few questions: What debt did the woman have? What kind of chip was in the casino chip? Who was that guy that Spike walked into? Aside from those questions, not bad at all. Animation was nice and the music fit just right. Cool series so far.Grade for now: B

Pilot Candidate: Same comment as last week: This stuff should of been in earlier episodes (2 or 3). I think the show is trying too hard so it ends up being unbalanced (the training story and the mystery of the girl that we don't know much about). The beginning of tonight's episode wasn't too bad, but then it dragged and by the end, I felt cheated. Even the voiceover at the end ("For those with wings, fly to your dreams") sounded a little upset. Overall grade: D

[Sheamon]

Originally posted by JTurner954
Cowboy Bebop: A few questions: What debt did the woman have?
As you'll see throughout the series, Faye is not exactly a very fiscally responsible person. :P Her wasteful attitude with money (in next week's ep she's already spent all the $$ she stole in this one), not to mention a rather large bill from something you'll see in episode 15 is the cause of her huge debt.
What kind of chip was in the casino chip?
A microchip that would have enabled the 'bad guys' to decrypt their security breaking software.
Who was that guy that Spike walked into?
The guy who was originally supposed to give Faye the chip.

Yu Yu Hakusho
Best episode since the first one. I can see now that this show isn't ever going to be above a certain level in terms of quality, but its nonetheless something entertaining the first viewing at least :p The Kuwabara stuff was hilarious, especially the 'dream'. The plot finally moved along, and (supposedly) sets up the show for a while atleast.
Grade: B+

Cowboy Bebop
Love this episode :D Typical reasons; good plot, good dub, introduction for Faye, good music, and so on... The only low point of the episode was the sub par character animation, very noticable on Spike and Faye throughout the episode.
Grade: A

Pilot Candidate
5th episode in a row that fails miserably in every aspect. Lets see... the plot didn't move along fast enough, although atleast there's somewhat of one now compared to the first few episodes which were just a jumbled mess. I've mentioned the vomit inducing character designs before, the partners assigned to the candidates in this episode are a perfect example. Dub shows no sign of improving. The show should give up all attempts at being serious in the preview and other various scenes, I doubt anyone old enough to respect seriousness will be as turned off as me with the other 99% of the show. Are we ever gonna see the Ingrids (and their pilots) again? Like I've said before, the only redeemable aspect of the show is the kick ass designs on the Goddesses and they're not even utilizing that properly.
Grade: D-

Gundam 0083
Best episode so far :) Not only do we get some more action, with Kou getting his ass kicked in the Gundam, but also our first look at not only some new villains, but some of the kickass Zeon ships like Zanzibars and Musais in the somewhat updated (over MSG atleast) animation. I too agree about the dub voice of the woman, simply horrid at this point in time. Only dub voice I don't care for so far.
Grade: A-

Outlaw Star
Since I can't stand Aisha this isn't one of my favorite episodes. Huge downpoint considering last week was one of the best episodes in the series.
Grade: C+

Tenchi Muyo
Very good episode with revelations, action and a nice cliffhangar ending, something we get very little of in Tenchi.
Grade: A-

Overall a pretty good night. Unfortunately PC consistantly has to pull down the overall grade.
Grade for the night: B

[JTurner954]

The guy who was originally supposed to give Faye the chip.

Why was he suppose to give her the chip?? Did she have to give it to those guys who were threatening her?

[Ravenger]

Adult Swim Review(3/23/02)

I'm back with this weeks review of Adult Swim goodness. And what a good line up we were hit with this week. And i'm sure that people around here won't mind me saying that Pilot Candidate was the only action let down of the night but don't let that get you down as every other show had action to spare, even Tenchi. All comments and the such should be brought to me by email(just click the thing that says email) so that other people can post their review and not have it cloged up with opinions of my opinions. =p

Yu-Yu Hakusho(Yusuke is Back)

This is an episode that takes the story to the true starting point. The first part of the episode had Yusuke tring to get back into his body by having three people who care about him give him energy to get him back. This was soooo funny. Well anyway... he got back. His reaction to being alive again was just priceless. Anyway... Yusuke goes on to help Kuwabara in getting his cat back. In the end one of the punks holding Kuwabara's cat hostage was a demon in disguse and was caught by Yusuke.. and for catching the demon, Koenma make Yusuke a detective of the spirit world. This was just a great episode that sets the tone for the rest of the series... can't wait for the rest.

Score: 10


Cowboy Bebop(Honky Tonk Woman)

Honky Tonk Woman is the infamous intro episode for Faye.... and its a good one. This has Jet and Spike tring to get their luck in check the best way they know how... gambling. While doing this they get caught up in a plot to aquire a special chip and got stuck with a problem named Faye. This was just a cool episode that brings another cool character into Cowboy Bebop. This episode had action to spread around along with some comedy to blaze the way. The only shame is that they guys didn't get any cash out of the deal.

Score: 9


Pilot Candidate(Partner)

As we drone on into Pilot Candidate... we realize that the glimmer of plot we were given was completely wasted in this episode. This episode had the candidates actually fight in a simulator with their repairer partners. Again.. the plot is kinda escaping me at this point... I hope i'm not the only one. Urg... I just want to point out that this is just wasting away on Adult Swim... and I don't think that edits are the only thing keeping this down.

Score: 4

Gundam 0083(Gundam, To the sea of Stars)

Yea.. some Mobile Suit battles in space! After 0080 and 08th Team its about time we hit a Gundam series that finally brings the battle back into space. After about a few minutes of the Albion searching for the stolen GP-02 Gundam and the Zeon and the ever fun squable between Lt. Monsha and Ens. Uraki. Now, we hit the action once the Zeon fire on the Albion and their reenforcements. This episode turns out fairly well in the Fedi's favor... until Ens. Uraki gets into the battle and gets his ass handed to him while piloting the GP-01 Gundam. In the end... things don't look good for our Fedi buddies... the next episode looks slow but I hope it'll be a little action packed.

Score: 9


Outlaw Star(Beast Girl, Ready to Pounce)

This is one of my favorite episodes of Outlaw Star with cuts that would even be taking out on Adult Swim while the majority wouldn't have been if this were an Adult Swim show in the first place. It introduces one of the more favorite characters in Outlaw Star... the Catrl Catrl Aisha ClanClan. This is a funny episode... cuts or no cuts. It is slow at some points but the slow parts are only slow because of the cuts. And of course the ever popular Caster loading edit and Fred Luo edit... which make things make more sence actually. Well... I hope this IS just filler.

Toonami Score: 10
Adult Swim Score: 7

Tenchi Muyo!(Kagato Attacks)

This is my favorite episode of Tenchi Muyo. It is action packed, emotion packed and brings out a villan who can bring the fight, Kagato. Here we finally get a look at why Kagato has the reputation he has in the previous episode. Here he sets out to capture Ryoko and destroy the one carring the sword known as Tenchi... which is in the hands of... well.. Tenchi. This episode finally brings some action to Adult Swim Action. Well... the edits for the most part are all sexual and alocohlic in nature and are just wasted here on Adult Swim... as are the blood cuts are... basically anything thats not a digital bikini cut are just wasted here again... oh well... the action is at least in place here.

Toonami Score: 10
Adult Swim Score: 6

[Sheamon]

Yeah. The deal was for her to give Gordon the chip and he'd 'supposedly' make her debts dissappear. (considering how he tried to screw Spike over who knows if he'd have honored the deal)

[randomguy]

Well, ASA seems to be getting more settled into the groove these days, so I guess I'll start reviewing it too. Not a bad night, but I still think it plays second fiddle to the comedy block- just not as much entertainment here, at least, not for me personally.

Yu Yu Hakusho- This series might be beloved by all, but it's just really not doing it for me. I find it kinda long-winded and meandering, but that might just be me. I'm already surprised by the nonchalance the series seems to be taking with Yusuke's resurrection- I mean, say you're a spirit world official, and you resurrect a guy, does everybody just remember his death? And is Yusuke just gonna pop up at a school one day, inciting everybody to say "Well, he was dead, but now he's back. Bizarre. Let's ignore that anamoly", or will people forget the events of his death, MIB-style, which was what I expected. The one thing that was really dissapointing to me about this episode was the announcement of Yusuke's new Spirit Detective job. It sounds like an idea which will make the series more episodic and battle-of-the week-ish, a contast to the enjoyable serial format of these first few episodes. I'd say a C overall. Not something I'll watch regularly. And lord, I hate that opening.

Cowboy Bebop: One of my favorite episodes. I always enjoyed Bebop more when it was like this: light, jazzy, action-packed and clever. It's episodes like these that are the reason that I like the first half of the show more (I was never a big fan of the clinched film-noir subplot of the final few episodes- it never seemed to contrast well with everything else). I give this ep. and A+. Easy come, easy go...

Pilot Candidate: Well, I'm amazed, just when I thought there couldn't possibly be one more anime cliche here, they introduce a catgirl. Wow. Bra-vo. The characters, animation, dubbing, and hyper cheesy music continue to be unlikeable in most all ways. D. Or F. Or perhaps that's too generous ;)

Gundam: Decent episode, some good action and character development. Nothing to write home about, but suitably UC Gundam. I do, however, hate the extremely deriative new female character. She's like some sort of James Bond joke taken WAY too far. B

And I dont' have the patience to write reviews for the toonami reruns, so I'll just say B and B for Outlaw Star and Tenchi. That sounds fair.

[JTurner954]

Hmm, I'll assume that she's wanted because she stole money or stole something and sold it for a hefty amount. So I'll change my Bebop grade from a B to a A- since the tone is great (and this Faye character will be back). Moving on:

Gundam 0083: PC should watch this to see how you balance a story. In Gundam 0083, the interaction between the new crew member (who got his butt kicked in that gundam) and the experienced pilot puts more interest into the show than just "destroy evil group". Adding the woman engineers as possible love interests makes it even better. They have put in various story development in just about every episode (that woman and Gato at each other). PC tries to rush their story, then slows down WAY too much to remind us of another plot (is there a plot yet?).

Anyway, Gundam is good tonight. The whole end sequence with the net was so cool to watch. Looking forward ot next week. Overall grade: B+

Outlaw Star: I don't understand where they are going now that they have the ship. Are they pretecting the girl who was in the suitcase?? Does the ship have to go somewhere?What is the plot? Anyway, the Catrl Catrl girl was kind of cool.She reminded me of one of the women from Tenchi Muyo. Since she looks to be an ongoing villain (if she could ever watch all the dishes and pay for the ones she breaks), I look forward to it. Overall grade: B-

Tenchi Muyo: One complaint: Why is there a new character introduced in every single episode?? Anyway, tonight's episode was good, but a step down from last weeks. I didn't expect to see so much action so that was a pleasant surprise. Everything else was just ok. No complaints. Overall grade: B

[Koggit]

YuYu Hakusho --- I had heard of, but never seen this series before it starting airing. I'm not sure why, but I had it in my mind it'd be like Fushigi Yugi. It just really surprised me for the better. It's really the only reason I watch ASA, and this episode is a prime example of why. A

Cowboy BeBop --- I love this episode, it's my second favorite. I love the interaction between Faye and Spike. But in all honesty, I don't care for Bebop much, so saying it's the second to best episode doesn't mean I loved it. B

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 --- Space Battle... Wow (It's hard to express sarcasm in text). I couldn't care less about a military-style show, much less an animated one, much less a mech one, much less one in space. It's not a bad series, it's just not my type. D


Originally posted by JTurner954
Outlaw Star: I don't understand where they are going now that they have the ship. Are they pretecting the girl who was in the suitcase?? Does the ship have to go somewhere?What is the plot? Anyway, the Catrl Catrl girl was kind of cool.She reminded me of one of the women from Tenchi Muyo. Since she looks to be an ongoing villain (if she could ever watch all the dishes and pay for the ones she breaks), I look forward to it. Overall grade: B-

(These would only be considered spoilers to people who havn't seen the first 4 or 5 episodes of Outlaw Star, even then, it's basically prologue)

The one in the suitcase (Melphina) is an android made to unlock "The Galactic Layline", which they don't know what it is yet and isn't explained until the second to last episode. Just about everyone is after Melphina and trying to get to the Galactic Layline, even though they don't know what it is.

The Ctarl Ctarl (Aisha) is after Gene, Melphina, and Jim because they dis-obeyed her orders disgracing the Ctarl Ctarl empire. It got her fired (Kinda) and now she's looking for revenge. Not much of a villian, just not really a good-guy.

<edit> *Fixes tags* </edit>

[Naraht]

My Turn!!

Just got done watch my tape of ASA (cause I goto bed early, cause I have to be @ work @ 5 in the morning...)

YYH - Well, we've finally hit the plot of the show, not just the silly I want to LIVE plot. And next week it looks like we'll get to meet some of the other characters seen in the hyper happy anime intro.

CB - Cowboy Bebop...wow, I didn't realize I had seen most of this episode, and that this episode was this early in the series...most of the CB I've seen was the later episodes. A great ep..

PC - I think I've figured it out. This show isn't really action so much as drama. The show is more about the characters, and the voice acting isn't helping. I was intrigued by the whole Guy Pilot matched up with Female reparer...how close do they get? Do they ever share quarters...beds? Am I the only one who gets the feeling that the "Victems" aren't evil...and the humans are? Also, I get the feeling that the Robots are based on Victem tech...

No, I haven't seen Evangeleon, and probably need to..I have seen the Subbed Escaflowne...=\


G0083 - Maybe it's just me, but I miss Duo & the Deathsythe...he'd kick the asses of everyone in this show, and I'd be happier. =/

[Leaping Larry Jojo]

Originally posted by randomguy

Gundam: Decent episode, some good action and character development. Nothing to write home about, but suitably UC Gundam. I do, however, hate the extremely deriative new female character. She's like some sort of James Bond joke taken WAY too far. B



Actually, despite her caricatured personality, she was the best character in the show, in my opinion. She was definitely the most consistent with her character, and her shifting loyalties made her a delight to watch. Over the top? Yes, she is supposed to be (it amazes me why people always think caricature is a BAD thing in anime. This show, after all, is caricatured) But also the only character worth thinking about in 0083. Gato made me puke by the end. Him, Kou and Nina should have been shipped to Solomon forever and let those three stay there. :rolleyes:

[Kesh]

Originally posted by naraht
Am I the only one who gets the feeling that the "Victems" aren't evil...and the humans are? Also, I get the feeling that the Robots are based on Victem tech...

I have a feeling you're right. That seems to be the gist of things, if the show actually does have a plot. If it turns out that they're just mindless, evil aliens, I'll be glad the series got cancelled in Japan.


G0083 - Maybe it's just me, but I miss Duo & the Deathsythe...he'd kick the asses of everyone in this show, and I'd be happier. =/

Well, this is true. The GW boys, if introduced to the Zeon/Federation war, would end things PDQ. But, that's the point... the two shows are vastly differnt styles, though based on a similar idea.

Mobile Suit Gundam is primarily a war show, that deals with the individuals on each side and how they're reacting to the devestation around them. It uses realistic-scale combat, where most of the troops are on an even playing field, with just a few advanced prototypes piloted by aces to provide an advantage. And as we've just seen, even these prototypes will go down quick if piloted badly.

Gundam Wing, while ostensibly having a similar theme, is really more of a 'pretty boys in armor' anime. We have a team of five young boys with god-like mobile suits, and these are the people who determine the outcome of the conflict. The armies involved really don't matter much, it's the five boys who will decide the victors in this war, with the help of their nearly-indestructible mobile suits.

They're both very enjoyable stories, but they really don't compare to each other on a power scale.

[Kesh]

Originally posted by Leaping Larry Jojo
Actually, despite her caricatured personality, she was the best character in the show, in my opinion. She was definitely the most consistent with her character, and her shifting loyalties made her a delight to watch. Over the top? Yes, she is supposed to be (it amazes me why people always think caricature is a BAD thing in anime. This show, after all, is caricatured) But also the only character worth thinking about in 0083. Gato made me puke by the end. Him, Kou and Nina should have been shipped to Solomon forever and let those three stay there. :rolleyes:

I think the real problem is that she doesn't fit. All the other characters seem to be on a certain 'wavelength', as far as the feel of the show. She stands out like a sore thumb. I wouldn't mind as much if the other characters seemed to fit in with her, but right now she's a bright pink spot on a pale blue curtain.

[dawnyoshi]

Yu Yu Hakusho: A very nice episode to see Yusuke finally in his body again. The entire kiss scene between Kuwabara and Yusuke was absolutely hilarious. The cat scene as well. I can't wait for next week. The one thing taht will always bug me in this dub is Kuwabara's awful voice. Next week will be bringing in more character design as well. A-

Cowboy Bebop: It's the introduction of Faye. Music fits. Martial arts rules. Need I say more? A+

Pilot Candidate: Okay. I actually tortured myself by watching every second of this show. At first, it didn't seem too bad. However, I can't STAND their voices. The colors are awful, and I nearly fell asleep during the episode. Talk about a waste of advertising space. F

DIdn't catch Gundam.

Outlaw Star: Needs to be less editted. Overall, hilarious episode, but some very useful scenes were cut out, like when Jim actually HANDS Gene a caster shell saying it's okay to waste one. ASA score: B-

Tenchi Muyo: I haven't seen the uncut version of this, but who am I to judge? I love the scene with the drunk Ayeka, as well as Kagato's fight. I can't wait until next weeks again. B

The night overall: B+
I would have put it at an A, but as you know, Pilot Candidate likes to ruin things.

[Leaping Larry Jojo]

Originally posted by Kesh


I think the real problem is that she doesn't fit. All the other characters seem to be on a certain 'wavelength', as far as the feel of the show. She stands out like a sore thumb. I wouldn't mind as much if the other characters seemed to fit in with her, but right now she's a bright pink spot on a pale blue curtain.

Well...it depends. 101 Dalmations certainly worked with a similar formula...everyone else in the film except Cruella were realistic characterizations...even the dogs and henchmen had a realism she didn't. And the film still worked.

But then, my conclusions are based on seeing the whole series already. I stand by my conclusion that Nina, Kou and Gato are the most ridiculous Gundam characters ever created...a friend once said that Nina and Kou act more like children playing "house" in a real war...and Gato started playing with them. These guys make 08th MS Team's cast look like responsible professionals...

That conclusion was dead on. In fact, I think you guys should be starting to see that...

[Naraht]

Well, I'm actually enjoying PC more than G0083...

G0083's characters aren't doing anything for me...and neither are PC's...but @least with PC I have the feeling that there's a piece missing to the equation, and it'll all make sense...G0083 just seems flat. =\

[Behonkiss]

YYH: I love this show. Koenma's reaction to the dream was defininitely the funniest part, and the cat scene was as well. I think Yusuke's coming-back-to-life scene was sappy, but they did a good job with stretching the tension, with everyone just standing there without any sound. And to answer, "But everyone thought he was dead?!", remember how his mom said he was still barely breathing, and that's why Keiko and Kuwibara started to believe it? He can just tell everyone he was in a coma.
9/10

Bebop: Great episode, but this is the 4th time I've seen it! I haven't seen anything beyond episode 7 except for the last two! Wah!
10/10

PC: Bite me, PC. BITE ME! Really, this show has some cute girls, but I just want it to die. And the part where Zero and Catgirl are physically disciplined for being late had one of the worst edits I've ever seen. Zero falls down for no reason, and says, "Hey! How come I got hit and she only got a slap?" and there was NO sign of a slap.
4/10

0083: I usually just go to bed before 0083 and let the tape do the rest, but I will say that so far, I really love this show.
?/10

[JTurner954]

In PC, didn't the girl get slapped befopre she ran off (by Zero I think)?? Also, I took it that the instructor punched Zero.

[Tails Prower]

Umm i fell asleep last night so my review is kinda late. I MISSED YU YU AGAIN LAST NIGHT! $&*^%*^&*^!

CB: Fayes Intro episode, I kinda favor this episode over others, but its not really the best...
Grade: B+

I only saw the last part of PC...

Gundam 0083: Man...i havent seen such bad aim since Bit Clouds fight with Naomi in Zoids.....I really liked this ep and i think its the best so far. Ko is really starting to grow on me. If it werent for the Full Armor ZZ Gundam (FAZZ) Unit 1 would be my favorite.
Grade: A+

Outlaw Star: I love this ep. And i really like the new intro music. Aishas intro episode (sort of) I really like this one.
"But Blue Heaven doesnt have a moon.." "Come to think of it...it doesnt...." "Idoit...NOW RUN!" I was crackin up, even though ive seen it several times.
Grade: A

Sorry but unlike everyone else on the boards Im not a tenchi fan, and i dont watch that show.....

[bfmusashi]

Yu Yu Hakusho: This was a good episode, though it felt a little disjointed after the commercial break, when it suddenly jumped from Yuske getting his kiss to him walking the streets the next morning. I wanted to see more of a reaction to Yuske's resurrection, as well. This guy's been dead for weeks; I'd expect more of a reaction from Kuwabara. (Though his love for his kitten was cute.) Also, did Yuske's mom come back to find him alive again or what? Still, the dream scene between Yuske and Kuwabara was funny as hell, and I'm definitely going to be watching next week.

Cowboy Bebop: I missed this episode on CB's first run, so I was glad to see it again. It's a good episode, which introduces Faye quite well. Spike seemed unusually disinteresting in this episode, however, except for his crazy ability to croak up anything he swallows. (Or DID he swallow that chip and that cigarette...?) The other characters were handled well, though.

Pilot Candidate: This show needs to move faster. They're taking way too long to establish an actual plot, and I'm getting confused with all the characters. And what's EX, anyway? The dub was also incredibly annoying this time around, even more so. Zero's voice makes my ears bleed, and why does every female character talk in a bubbly tone? And why did that girl have cat ears, anyway? I don't think that was ever explained...

Gundam 0083: A good episode, though I get the feeling that a few scenes might have been cut. Why was Nina so hostile towards Ko all of a sudden, anyway? Honestly, I don't like Ko's attitude much, seeing as it's basically the same as every other male main character in every other Gundam series. (Why do they all have to be so Gundam-obsessive and arrogant...? Bah, I still think Shiro's the best main male character in a Gundam series.) The other characters ought to be developed a bit more. I also felt that the end was a bit overly dramatic, though the final Gundam battles were awesome.

[Lord of the Vortex]

Ok great night nothing I really didn't like,

Yu-Yu Hakusho- great episode, I really like this show and am glad that it is finally picking back up now that he's alive, I'm excited about next weeks.score= 9.3

Cowboy Bebop- great episode, great series 3rd time I've seen this episode, and I still enjoyed it.score= 9.5

Pilot Candidate= after 3 unwatchable episodes this show has really picked up, no it has not got any better, but instead I find myself laughing at Zero's overwhelming stupidity. I never thought I would be watching an anime just to laugh at the main character.score=7.3

Gundam 0083= like most Gundam series, I enjoy this, it's story is great, it's humourous, it is completely satisfying to my taste.score=9.2

Outlaw Star= I've never watched this series before, and so far i'm enjoying it, I understand the outstanding number of edits of course, since it is origonally from toonami. This episode however was less than satisfying.score=7.7
WEll thats about it coming from the Vortex(where I live morons) some times if your an idiot you just can't help it which is probably the case of quite a few characters last night (most probably zero{what a moron[I should take him to the vortex, and fry his brain with cheese. no that won't work since he's a fictional character]}) But seriously(something I never am) Adult Swim needs something better than Pilot Candidate.

[Jude Santos]

ill keep this one short:

YYH: A+
bebop: A+
PC: C+
0083: A

[Cactusjack1999]

God this ASA wasn't that good

YYH - Nice episode. Very good. Atleast they explained that Gun thing he does in the opening. Final Grade: B-

CB- Didn't watch

PC - God I have to agree with everyone that this episode sucked.
THEY EVEN SCREWED THE DUB UP!!!!!!

Zero says that he gets punched and she get's slapped AND THEY DIDN"T SHOW IT. I mean they could've changed the dub to "slap on the wrist".

Final (and worst I've ever given a PC episode) Grade - F+

[JTurner954]

Did everyone ignore my previous post?

[Evil Dr. Reef]

Originally posted by JTurner954
Did everyone ignore my previous post?
Pretty much. Sorry, but I'm gonna do the same. :(

Yu Yu Hakusho: Well, if there are any Yusuke/Kuwabara yaoi fanfics/doujinshi out there, I now know why. *shudder*
Anyway, that was a good episode. Kuwabara's dream sequence was hilarious, and the little "censored" button (in Japanese) was classic. I give it an A.

Cowboy Bebop: Ah, the introduction of Faye. When I started buying the tapes, this was the first episode of Bebop I ever saw, and it got me (and the vast majority of my friends) hooked on the show. Little did I know that it just gets better. B+.

Pilot Candidate: Bwahahahahahaha! Another episode with insanely hilarious/horrible dubbing. And bad CGI too. C-.

Gundam 0083: Another great episode. The space battles are what this series is designed for. My one complaint was that Nina's dubbing went waaaaaay over-the-top on the emotional level towards the end of the episode. Overall, A-.

[sedorna]

Originally posted by Evil Dr. Reef

Pretty much. Sorry, but I'm gonna do the same. :(

Yu Yu Hakusho: Well, if there are any Yusuke/Kuwabara yaoi fanfics/doujinshi out there, I now know why. *shudder*


Oh, yaoi's reserved for Kurama and Hiei, those hunky transforming demons. (Though Hiei looks better in regular form...though you'll see his transformed state in episode 8.)


Marie

[Naraht]

Originally posted by JTurner954
Did everyone ignore my previous post?

I believe you're refering to the mismatch between what we saw, and the text...rack it up to bad dubbing. The cut out the slap. =[

[Jude Santos]

In PC, didn't the girl get slapped befopre she ran off (by Zero I think)?? Also, I took it that the instructor punched Zero.

no, kizna didnt get slapped before she took off, she got slapped when she got back but they edited it out (probably becuase of child abuse or something), i think they edited the punch at zero as well but they did keep sound effect of the punch.

[Kesh]

Right, a lot of Toonami shows have cut out any time an adult strikes a child. It was very noticable in Dragonball Z for the longest time, and I was shocked (in a good way) that they left it in the first episode of the Android saga where a teacher repeatedly beats on young Gohan. I'd say it's a similar thing here: they didn't want to show the teacher hitting the kids, but it was impossible to just cut out Zero's hitting the ground and complaining. So the actual hit was cut, (as was the girl's) and they just left in the complaining.

[Big Big Truck]

It's good to see I'm not the only one out there who feels physically ILL watching PC.
Did anyone notice that the main character is voiced by the same fellow who did Daisaku in the old Manga Giant Robo dubs? Guuuhhhhh. >_<

[Beat]

Time for reviews

Yu Yu- The show definetley gets off the ground with this episode, which is showing that just because it's from FUNi dosen't mean it has to suck ass. A. FUNi needs to keep up the good work.

Cowboy Bebop- Cool as always. And Jet hits today right on the nose in the preview.A+

Saturday Night Live- Skipped Pilot Crapidate this week to watch SNL. Their Dubya impersonation is hillarious as always, athough the rest seemed kinda forced.B+ PC gets and F, again!

0083 - Now it's getting good! With less edits and more action, the show becomes better. As for Nina, she went from caring engineer to ***** in only 3 episodes!A

[Koggit]

I might watch PC if it wasn't so... fruity.

Guys who look like girls running around in spandex daisy dukes. Not my idea of good watchin'.

[Beat]

I'm with you, brother. :cool:

[Jude Santos]

So the actual hit was cut, (as was the girl's) and they just left in the complaining

i just read the edit lists, both slaps were edited out (one for zero by kizna and the other to kizna by azuma) but the punch was not edited out.

[Mike Spiegel]

Why would Adult Swim edit a child getting hit when Toonami didn't? In Endless Waltz they showed Relena slapping Marimeia. Was the fact that a woman was hitting the child make it okay?

[MeatWad]

Yu Yu Hakusho-Aww...it was sooooo cute. I practically was about to destroy the bed I was laying in because they said Kayko didn't make it..she did,so I saved some stuffing for a confortable nights adult swim watching.

Grade-A+

Cowboy Bebop-No dip! I always give Bebop an A+++++ and more pluses after that..same applies,peeps. Faye comes in! Whoopee! LOL. How did Spike swallow a cigarette and a poker-chip?

Yeah,yeah A+++++ and more after that.

Pilot Candidate-Don't trash me,or I'll kill cause yet again -gulps- I LIKED IT! Even though Zero was a major pain in the ass to his partner....Zero truly isn't my favorite..so forget my talk about Zero [If you wanna know,number 87 and 89 are my favorites..muha!] I think the ear-girl isn't lucky to have Zero for a partner...

Grade-Muha! B-

Gundam 0083-Why did whoever the main character practically thrash unit one? He was so pissed at Nina,at the scene in the mess-hall...It's funny to have a guy get pissed and whiny all the time! Gundam is sooo sweet so I mean you gotta know my grade!

Grade-A+

Outlaw Star-Aisha is funny! Aisha is the one that gets the points for most of my OS reviews!

Grade-A-

Tenchi Muyo!-Great episode!

Grade-B-

PS-Today's my birthday! I just love saying that!

[Mike Spiegel]

Wow, your very generous.