Aoi Honoo/Blue Blazes drama

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Aoi Honoo/Blue Blazes drama

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Ok, so I finally got around to starting this new drama, since I kept seeing screenshots of it referencing a ton of older anime and manga, and HOLY CRAP, this drama is a lot of fun so far! I think there's only 2 eps subbed so far (3rd ep just came out in Japan), but I'm pretty damn sure nearly EVERYONE on this forum would probably love it.

http://over-ti.me/releases/blue-blazes-01/ The group fansubbing it

Seriously, there's so many references to old stuff in it (since it takes place in 1980 and centers around an otaku who's going to art school), I can't even begin to list them all. :mrgreen: I'm curious to hear what other people on the forum think of it!
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Cool! I'll have to figure out when it comes on and on what channel and start watching it.
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It's really enjoyable; over-dramatically acted, steeped in 1980s otaku signifiers, references out the wazoo, bare-facedly obsessive. I really like Kazuhiko Shimamoto's manga, so seeing a show thinly based on his college life is a hoot.
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davemerrill wrote:It's really enjoyable; over-dramatically acted, steeped in 1980s otaku signifiers, references out the wazoo, bare-facedly obsessive. I really like Kazuhiko Shimamoto's manga, so seeing a show thinly based on his college life is a hoot.
YES, it's just FUN and goofy, I really love it so far! All of the tongue-in-cheek jokes and references are great. I'm really looking forward to seeing more of it. :mrgreen:
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Well, nuts. I don't really pay much attention to TV, so I had no idea if this is actually showing in my area. I always just assumed that TV Tokyo => TV Shizuoka, but that is not the case. According to the Wiki page, it's not showing here in Shizuoka. NUTS.
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greg wrote:Well, nuts. I don't really pay much attention to TV, so I had no idea if this is actually showing in my area. I always just assumed that TV Tokyo => TV Shizuoka, but that is not the case. According to the Wiki page, it's not showing here in Shizuoka. NUTS.
Aww, shame. :( The page I linked has fansubs--if you check the comments, they have direct downloads, too.
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I'm enjoying the heck out of this drama. It's really fun to watch. I love all the old references, and even if it's not exactly true, I have a hard time believing Anno wasn't like that after reading Insufficient Direction (Moyoco Anno, his wife, did a manga about their life together).
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ryoran wrote:I'm enjoying the heck out of this drama. It's really fun to watch. I love all the old references, and even if it's not exactly true, I have a hard time believing Anno wasn't like that after reading Insufficient Direction (Moyoco Anno, his wife, did a manga about their life together).
Isn't it great?! I've been group-watching it with some friends over Skype (even though I've been watching it as it comes out...It's so good I don't mind watching multiple times! XD). Even when some of them don't get the references, everyone's been enjoying it, which makes me really happy.

Insufficient Direction's also a little exaggerated, too, but yeah...I'm pretty sure that Anno is nearly as big an odd-ball as people make him out to be. :lol:
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The OT team has had some great releases for fans who, like the GAINAX guys, love live action as well as animation.
I wonder how many personal collections had to be raided for the early 80's set dressing ;)
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So it's a bit after the fact, but finally tonight we now have TV Tokyo. Vic Tokai cable TV now offers it in my area.
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