UdeDen: Discussion Of

Rhyste · Post by **Rhyste** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 2:48 am

I bored. Lets talk.

Reasons why it sucked:
1) No consistancy in Animation. Balmung's sword size, in example.
2) Lack of explaining/substance in plot. Hardly anything explained... ever.
3) Had Monster of Day complete with music for Shugo's Data Drain
4) Every episode was on same pattern; Intro -> Problem/Focus/Balmung's Event of the Day -> Characters take Action -> Data Drain -> Finish. Was predictable and boring.
5) Including w/every episode was Shugo loosing tooth. While most people say this was cute, it was obnoxious after... the 1203918249284th time. u.u
6) Characters were extremely 2D. Hotaru was just kind, Shugo was an idiot, Rena was "^_^"ish, Balmung was "T_T"ish, Reki made NO SENSE at all, Sanjuro was... Sanjuro, etc. Never any substance about characters learned. While anime with entire episode dedicated to character background can be annoying [ie: Seta Soujirou in Ruroni Kenshin], it help flesh out character.
7) Way to cliche for me. There was part where the entire gang splits up near the end before going to "final battle" then regroups 1 by 1. Reminded me of Sailor Moon, the entire Digimon Arc where the cast is separated, the Yuyu Hakusho Movie, and FF7 when everyone returns to Highwind.

Music also made anime predictable. When I first heard OST that was released around episode 6-7, I listened to Track 4, and there was this distinct feel about it, and I told someone, "this sounds like song to use during happy epilogue." Then it was used during UdeDen's happy epilogue. T_T;; Omg.

Edit: hmm... Pizza.

RayJNT · Post by **RayJNT** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 3:44 am

Umm... even though I haven't seen the series, i have com to the conclusion that it sux. Bandai sould do that MIB delete memory thing and re-do Udeden the right way, staying close to the manga (which is still silly, but in a good way.)

Edit: Egh, im bored. i think im going offline in a minute. its starting to get la... *dozes off*

edit: well whaddaya know, i reached 200 posts after like 4 months of being a member rotfl. *whistles* is anyone still online? im going :p

Elk · Post by **Elk** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 3:55 am

It was cute... but after a few episodes.. it wasn't really going anywhere... Mostly just running around...for awhile......

Shugo: RENA! *runs around The World aimlessly*
Rena: *wanders around..that...place..thing*
Mirielle: RARE ITEM RARE ITEM! *blows up stuff*
Balmund: Hmm... T_T *crashes into tree*

...something like that...

YashaOokami · Post by **YashaOokami** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 4:38 am

I have to agree,the first few episodes were fun.But then after a while [even with the Shugo loosing his tooth bit]it went down hill towards the end :/

That anime seemed to be lacking some things,not to mention with Ouka's character.Made people have various thoughts about her,"Maybe she was stuck in there like Tsukasa is,and is a player stuck in The World" "Maybe Ouka is an A.I.".They just simply threw her in there,not even a hint of history,but just that she is a legendary character;stilll doesnt help much,did she even do anything to obtain that title? o.o;

Elk · Post by **Elk** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 4:40 am

No one really explained much about anyone EXCEPT Shugo & Rena... @_@;; it was kind of boring in that sense...

Nozomi · Post by **Nozomi** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 3:40 pm

.hack//dusk... -_-
The only thing I like in DUSK is Ouka... And, maybe, shadows of Subaru and Tsukasa in the opening... ^_^"""
Maybe, the first episode was even funny, but the rest of the anime may be called dull... This Sailormoon-like action irritates me... And I also dislike Barmunk in DUSK series - he seems... Well, to have a *slow* personality...

Rhyste · Post by **Rhyste** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 4:10 pm

Omg. Balmung HAD no personality. T_T;;

Dark770 · Post by **Dark770** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 4:24 pm

well i liked it

CRtwenty · Post by **CRtwenty** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 5:45 pm

I liked it...
Mostly because I got to see Mireille in full animated cuteness. Aside from that though I'd have to agree that the plot really sucks...

thedudewhosadude · Post by **thedudewhosadude** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 1:17 am

Nozomi wrote:.hack//dusk... -_-
The only thing I like in DUSK is Ouka... And, maybe, shadows of Subaru and Tsukasa in the opening... ^_^"""
Maybe, the first episode was even funny, but the rest of the anime may be called dull... This Sailormoon-like action irritates me... And I also dislike Barmunk in DUSK series - he seems... Well, to have a *slow* personality...

Ouka? who is this "Ouka"? (j/k, i know we still need to call her that) However, //dusk had the only softcore yaoi in the whole thing. It wasn't really yaoi anyway, bascially just implied. And mistaken. Silly Reki....

Rhyste · Post by **Rhyste** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 1:51 am

Softcore Yaoi? Not even. Fangirl make up the softcore yaoi you speak of. =X

Elk · Post by **Elk** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 1:59 am

I think he means that butch guy in the tank top that Shugo always runs into & he's like "Oooh..wanna party wif me, big boi~<3

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Nozomi · Post by **Nozomi** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:50 pm

thedudewhosadude, yaoi 0_0? Do you mean that kiss of Reki and Shuugo?

Rhyste · Post by **Rhyste** » Wed Sep 03, 2003 2:30 am

... wtf, that wasn't yaoi either: That was just stupid goofy kiss that must happen in all generic anime.

Cobweb · Post by **Cobweb** » Wed Sep 03, 2003 2:34 am

There's a goofy shounen-ai kiss in every anime? Maybe I'm not watching carefully enough. (Shrugs) I'm also not such a big DUSK fan ... SIGN is ruler of all anime; the other shows must bow before it. It's just so well-rounded, and DUSk is just so flat.