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AICN Anime - Is Guyver "The New Face of Ultra-Violence?"

Any trailers? by Neo Zeed	Oct 7th, 2006 09:12:26 PM
Guyver + ultra violence = worth a look
watched mutronics, guyver oav and by tolomey	Oct 7th, 2006 09:34:00 PM
guyver dark hero, so i am pretty happy there is a new series, but it does sound quite lame. Such a shame, the concept is still awesome to this day
I don't normally complain but.... by Mace13	Oct 7th, 2006 11:25:44 PM
That review was kinda all over the place. I'm not a great Guyver fan but I have seen the live action movie plus I had bought a few episodes of the anime series some years ago so i'm familiar with the character. But even I had trouble following that review. I'm always interested in learning of some really good new anime coming out so I think the article would have served me better had it been written as if the reader was not familiar with the character rather than aim it at already hardcore fans who know all the terminology and characters and etc.,.
I gave the first episode a try... by FuriousStyles	Oct 8th, 2006 05:09:35 AM
and didn't find anything remotely different enough or improved over the awesome OVA to warrant further watching..........and by that I mean in terms of animation and story...........is this new series meant to be more faithful to the manga or something?
MYYYY BRAAAAAIIIIIIIN!!!! by choptop	Oct 8th, 2006 12:28:53 PM
" It's blood doesn't flow with the volume of something like New Getter Robo" "...and nothing of two's death is depicted except through second hand rumors suggesting it looked like a gorilla the victims them apart." and my personal favorite: " In the new series, Guyver with grab arm monster's a move it. " THIS IS FUCKING GIBBERISH. Does anyone actually proofread this shit before it is posted? I forced myself to skim over this article, and now I feel like I'm going to have an aneurism. I hope this article is some sort of foul prank, and I'm just not in on the joke.
Where's Macguyver? by BigTuna	Oct 8th, 2006 12:35:34 PM
I don't care about Guyver
Hey Choptop, by Jonesey1111	Oct 8th, 2006 01:20:33 PM
The article is meant to be incomprehensible...Scott Green (the writer) wishes SO much that he was Japanese that he writes like english is his second language.
what by the last temptation of chris	Oct 8th, 2006 01:25:50 PM
This is seriously the most incomprehensible thing I've ever read. At first I thought that something was going over my head, but the more closely I tried to read, the less sense it made. I award you no points, Scott Green, and may god have mercy on your soul.
Double-Dippin', MUDDAFUCKAS!!! by choptop	Oct 8th, 2006 02:02:52 PM
I CAN'T STOP. I can't stop thinking about this article!!!! IT HAUNTS ME. I keep rereading it thinking it will somehow gel together, like I'll crack the code or suddenly tune in to his wavelength. IT IS KILLING ME FROM THE INSIDE!
i stopped reading half way through... by s0nicdeathmonkey	Oct 8th, 2006 02:05:28 PM
and i dont see how anything involving gyver can be "new."
HEY HARRY, MASSA, QUINT, YOKO! by Jonesey1111	Oct 8th, 2006 02:56:54 PM
If you have any ounce of journalistic integrity, you will take this shitty-ass article offline. Tell Scott Green he can re-post it once it's readable.
Already saw it - yay for fansubs by Marc Wrz	Oct 8th, 2006 07:18:27 PM
As a longtime Guyver fan (live action movies got me into anime to begin with) and watching the original series and a smattering of the manga...I'll say this for the new series. Pretty damn good, the story really picks up on the 2nd half as it delves into more of the manga's story. Plus the animation quality is much higher than the 80s series. Its cool but I think it appealed to me more as I was already a fan of the characters and concept.
Scott Green, Beat Poet by slaad	Oct 9th, 2006 09:16:14 AM
With the beauty of a yanked spider-limb's detached twitch Contrary to the mode of a work spotlighting brutality Acts are left off screen only to be referred to.
Slaad, by choptop	Oct 9th, 2006 12:54:19 PM
I suddenly wanna snap my fingers and come out of my hiatus as a smoker... dig that groovy cat, man! Burroughs ain't shit!
Re: Ultra-violence in anime by veritasses	Oct 10th, 2006 02:30:11 AM
In western live-action cinema, we usually associate on-screen ultra-violence exclusively with horror movies. And the violent scenes in these movies are really only there to show some gore or to just show the brutal nature of the antagonist. The violence is also sort of the payoff of a horror flick. It’s why you go see the movie in the first place. You want to see the zombies or Freddy or Jason or Leatherface “do their thing.” It’s worth noting that in anime, more often then not on-screen ultra-violence is more a realm of the action genre and it’s usually not mindless gratuitous stuff and unlike in Hollywood horror flicks, you’re not really waiting in anticipation for the violent scenes. The violence isn’t why you see the anime and it’s definitely not what defines the anime. Since I haven’t seen it, I can’t speak about anything related to Guyver, but the seemingly gratuitous ultra-violent scenes found in other anime like Elfen Lied and Gantz is often there to serve a purpose. Taking Elfen Lied as an example, ultra-violence plays a different role at different points in that story. *** WARNING!! SPOILERS for the Anime ELFEN LIED Ahead *** From the very beginning of act 1 scene 1, the anime starts with a rather lengthy, ultra-violent episode of a large number of men getting mutilated and ripped apart in some of the most brutal ways imaginable. The suddenness of seeing such violence from the opening seconds serves to shock the audience and set a tone for the movie and also to setup a mystery that moves the movie forward as we see that all of the sickening, barbaric carnage is being committed by a single, rather fragile looking young girl. The audience can hardly miss that the innocent appearance of the girl is in complete contrast to the bloody violence. And this distinction is only heightened by the fact that the girl is completely naked (symbolizing vulnerability and reinforcing the aura of innocence in contrast to the fully geared army she’s facing) and is also drawn in the somewhat classic, big, doe-eyed shojo character style. Later on, as we learn that this girl is part of a recently discovered, genetically superior race/“God” destined to destroy humanity, the violence serves to symbolize the huge gap in ability/power between these new “Gods” and homo sapien man as we see members of this new race use their powers to toy with their victims and kill them as we might do with insects. It’s worth noting that while still “ultra-violent”, the tone in these middle scenes are different then the opening sequence. For much of the 1st half of the series, we’re led to believe that everyone who is a member of this race is pure evil. But as we delve into the various backgrounds of the characters, we learn that they are not evil or violent in nature at all. Rather they were born as innocent and wanting of love and happiness as anyone but the inherent evil qualities in man and society like greed, power and racism forced these girls to become violent and to use violence as a means to survive. The violence in these scenes (still just as brutal) might be best described as the personification of emotion. Sadness, anger, fear, desperation etc. Compared to the sense of senselessness in the opening, the violence here has reason behind it. In the anime Gantz, the violent acts are practically a part of the disturbed personality of Gantz itself (since it is all part of Gant’s “game” and something it watches and relishes with glee). The violence also serves as a motivator for the other characters and creates an atmosphere of fear and desperation. I’d recommend Elfen Lied to any anime fan (so long as they don’t mind the violence). Gantz (the anime) sort of ends abruptly after 26 episodes so it’s not quite as satisfying as Elfen Lied (which has an actual story arc with a conclusion) but it’s still an interesting premise and a pretty good anime for other reasons. I’ve heard the Gantz manga goes into much more detail and is better then the anime so you’re probably better off reading vs watching. Just my opinion though.

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