GAINAX released another short of Gurren Lagann Parallel Works. This video being the fourth. This one features a wild west theme and reversal of good guy vs. bad guy rolls. Viral must be having a growing base of fans. Gurren Lagann Parallel Works is a new series of nine shorts related to Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. Each short is by a GAINAX animator, so most of them will have a unique feel and style. They’re also released online only (ONA).
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An advice and questions column is in the works. So if you need a good anime or manga recomendation, need a view on a subject, or have a question anyone can ask. Even non-members.
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Mardock Scramble is a canceled OVA anime adaptation of a novel by the animation company Gonzo Digimation. After seeing the trailer you may think of Last Exile. Natural for you to think of Last Exile because Yasufumi Soejima was the director along with other similar staff. This unfinished anime was put to an end after Gonzo was experiencing financial troubles in 2006, even though Mardock Scramble was suppose to be the anime to celebrate Gonzo’s 15 anniversary.
The story of the novels takes place in a city called Mardock. The past comes after the future and incredible technology becomes outlawed. Such technology and restrictions have begun to cause wars and violence. A young woman named Ruun Ballot becomes a target for hunters after a certain tech was deemed harmful and banned.
This anime switched from a television series to a DVD release after being announced couple years before. Already a poor sign. This anime must have had much money put into it as well. Either costs for the quality were really high or there was a lack of direction.
Moetan figures, books, pillows, banners, stickers and even Moetan clothing. Obsession of anime can be really wonderful. Ebay and living in Japan helps.
The setting takes place in a world where chocolate and other fun things in life are illegal. Media and propaganda vehicles take the message of eating healthy to your home and streets. Much of the technology featured in Chocolate Underground is a blur between the past, present, and future. Trucks that transform into mechs and ways of detecting chocolate are just some of the future aspects. Yet it has normal television sets and helicopters. All this to enforce the law of selling, producing, and eating of chocolate and other naughty things like fireworks. Chocolate soymilk is healthy, why must they ban that? The two boys Huntley and Smudger aren’t fans of these laws, which will bring them into the illegal practice of secretly helping people get chocolate.
Huntly = hunt and Smudger = smuggler?
Each episode is short because the anime is an ONA, anime that originally airs on the Internet. Chocolate Underground is lightly based on the British novel called Bootleg by Alex Shearer. For an anime not aired on television or in theaters the animation is pretty good. The start shows how seriously these laws are taken, even for something so little. Personal property means very little.
If you’re willing to answer questions from the community and are willing to have it on Youtube, we’re looking for you. Just need a webcam or way to record yourself. Comment, send a message, or post in the Community Kinship forum for info. There will be a prize.
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