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Saturday, April 10, 2004

I watched Uchuu no Stellvia and also the 2nd Season of Big O last week. I can't really put my finger on it, but there's something really good about Stellvia. Perhaps its sort of positivist (?) take on sci-fi? After a constant deluge of dystopian visions of the future (ala Matrix etc), it's good to see something positive for a change. Sort of like Deep Impact pt 2 without all the angst and sad parts. I was almost deceived at the beginning by the Sailor Moon-like character design of C-pon (the buns+ponytails) and braced for a whiny, klutzy heroine. Luckily, C-pon is made of sterner stuff, and she made me root for her.
Big O pt 2 OTOH, takes a darker Dark City approach but is great all the same. While fleshing out more of the 1st part, it poses more new questions than it answers old ones, leaving one begging for more. Argh...I hope they another season! While it improves on the 1st season, my only beef with it is an occasional drop in animation quality. One really sloppy part was the scene where a cop was briefing Dastun about an impending blackout. Ugh...but all in all, an absorbing watch.
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