Post by Hucklebubba on Jan 25, 2009 1:16:44 GMT -5
Yeah, sorry this is so late, but I kind of, er, forgot that I wanted to do it.
So that should give a pretty good indication of how excited I am, right? Woo-hoo! Go team!!
So here's the deal: In my review of Cherry 2000, I went off on a weird tangent at one point--I know, right? Totally unexpected--and laid out the basic plot cookie cutter for the Robot Girl genre of anime.
What I need from you, forum reader, are the names of the seven instances of Robot Girl anime that inhabit my collection. That is, if you think you're a bad enough dude or dudette.
I'm curious to see whether or not I'm the only anime geek 'round these parts. Now, you may be thinking, "How the frickle are we supposed to know what's in your collection? Regardless of our anime geekdom or lack thereof, we'd just be shooting in the dark!"
The answer comes in two parts: 1) I will be dropping hints all over the place--most of which will relate to the mysterious Seventh Entry; more on this later--and 2) with said hints girding your loins, you are heartily encouraged to cheat as much as possible. Google it, Youtube it, shout it out the window and see if any of your neighbors know the answer.
The prize? Haven't decided yet. I'll probably come up with something. Maybe a review request, although I'm still a bit tender from the last one.
The rules? Standard forum contest format. One guess per 24-hour period per user (EDIT: Guess period resets at 12 eastern). Contest ends on a date to be determined. In the event of a tie, I'll figure something out.
Tips: In the event of the anime having a super-long "proper" title; while I won't penalize you for giving the full name, I would prefer the abbreviated version. Rather than --- ------- -------- ------- ---- ---- ---- just give me ---- ---- ----; rather than -----------: --------- ------ just -----------.
If there are different versions of the series in question, or different installments in the same continuity, and you pick one that I don't own, I'll give you the point anyway. For instance, if you guessed -------- III, I'd give you the point, even though I actually own --------: Dual Matrix.
For those of you keeping track, that was two tiny, unhelpful hints, followed by me basically giving you one for free.
Henceforth, I'll try to limit myself to just one per 24, but here's a cluster-o-hints to get you started:
--The first hit on a Google search for "robot girl anime" will lead to a TV Tropes page containing five of the entries. Four, if you discount the one I just shoved in your face a second ago. Trouble is, there are way more than four options to pick from. You might say the page is chock-full of them.
--One of the entries received the Gargantuan Review treatment from me some years back, on this very forum.
--The Seventh Entry does not actually star a robot girl, but borrows enough elements to be close enough for government work. It is regarded as one of the goriest animes ever created, has nothing to do with dishonest elves, and is worth a whopping three points to the other entries' one.
Go to it!
1. Nuku Nuku DASH!--STAROPAL!
2. Steel Angel Kurumi--Bacca Wacca
3. Mahoromatic--Staropal
4. Solty Rei--Staropal
5. Chobits--Bacca Wacca
6. Armitage: Dual Matrix--Bacca Wacca
7. Elfen Lied--Staropal
So that should give a pretty good indication of how excited I am, right? Woo-hoo! Go team!!
So here's the deal: In my review of Cherry 2000, I went off on a weird tangent at one point--I know, right? Totally unexpected--and laid out the basic plot cookie cutter for the Robot Girl genre of anime.
What I need from you, forum reader, are the names of the seven instances of Robot Girl anime that inhabit my collection. That is, if you think you're a bad enough dude or dudette.
I'm curious to see whether or not I'm the only anime geek 'round these parts. Now, you may be thinking, "How the frickle are we supposed to know what's in your collection? Regardless of our anime geekdom or lack thereof, we'd just be shooting in the dark!"
The answer comes in two parts: 1) I will be dropping hints all over the place--most of which will relate to the mysterious Seventh Entry; more on this later--and 2) with said hints girding your loins, you are heartily encouraged to cheat as much as possible. Google it, Youtube it, shout it out the window and see if any of your neighbors know the answer.
The prize? Haven't decided yet. I'll probably come up with something. Maybe a review request, although I'm still a bit tender from the last one.
The rules? Standard forum contest format. One guess per 24-hour period per user (EDIT: Guess period resets at 12 eastern). Contest ends on a date to be determined. In the event of a tie, I'll figure something out.
Tips: In the event of the anime having a super-long "proper" title; while I won't penalize you for giving the full name, I would prefer the abbreviated version. Rather than --- ------- -------- ------- ---- ---- ---- just give me ---- ---- ----; rather than -----------: --------- ------ just -----------.
If there are different versions of the series in question, or different installments in the same continuity, and you pick one that I don't own, I'll give you the point anyway. For instance, if you guessed -------- III, I'd give you the point, even though I actually own --------: Dual Matrix.
For those of you keeping track, that was two tiny, unhelpful hints, followed by me basically giving you one for free.
Henceforth, I'll try to limit myself to just one per 24, but here's a cluster-o-hints to get you started:
--The first hit on a Google search for "robot girl anime" will lead to a TV Tropes page containing five of the entries. Four, if you discount the one I just shoved in your face a second ago. Trouble is, there are way more than four options to pick from. You might say the page is chock-full of them.
--One of the entries received the Gargantuan Review treatment from me some years back, on this very forum.
--The Seventh Entry does not actually star a robot girl, but borrows enough elements to be close enough for government work. It is regarded as one of the goriest animes ever created, has nothing to do with dishonest elves, and is worth a whopping three points to the other entries' one.
Go to it!
1. Nuku Nuku DASH!--STAROPAL!
2. Steel Angel Kurumi--Bacca Wacca
3. Mahoromatic--Staropal
4. Solty Rei--Staropal
5. Chobits--Bacca Wacca
6. Armitage: Dual Matrix--Bacca Wacca
7. Elfen Lied--Staropal
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