Wed 2008/10/08 03:33
Achtung! - some may consider this a spoiler. So how did you like the first EP of Linebarells? Did it not have a great scenario? Boy takes a detour through a park and a mecha falls out of the sky and nearly crushes him. Boy goes flying through the air from the impact of the mecha and wakes up with his head resting on the soft big eyes of a stark nekkid gorgeous girl who cant remember anything. Boy discovers 15 mins later that he has incredible power and can pilot the mecha... The CG scenes were good and although some of the animation was dodgy, I'm still going to give it a chance but mostly for the girls with lovely eyes.
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Tue 05/13 00:53 comments (70)
Since i read the manga, it sucks......period. ^^; Also Emi looks much cuter and prettier in the manga 8V
(ID #326596) Posted on 2008/10/08 04:38
Ditto. Even ignoring how terrible it mangles the manga, I'd only give it a 'mediocre' at best. the 3DCG animation is outright bad, the fight scenes are terrible (a surprise, given how well Kawamori did with Frontier), the main character is abrasive and irritating, and the situation is entirely generic. Not even worth watching episode 2.
(ID #326657) Posted on 2008/10/08 05:39
soon-to-be 2nd year Civil Engineering student
agreed. it's not very bad, but somehow I didn't like the main character. that puts me off big time.
(ID #327339) Posted on 2008/10/08 21:09
NEET!
I can't manage to read the manga, and it's seems that it don't catch a reason why should I watch it or read it..base on some reviews about the anime, it's seems so bad for me... and I don't get what's with this anime....O_O
(ID #504464) Posted on 2009/02/28 05:48
NEET!
I can't manage to read the manga, and it's seems that it don't catch a reason why should I watch it or read it..base on some reviews about the anime, it's seems so bad for me... and I don't get what's with this anime....O_O
(ID #504465) Posted on 2009/02/28 05:48
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
I didnt even consider watching it after reading the synopsis on ANN. Dont seem like my thing lol.
(ID #326601) Posted on 2008/10/08 04:42
Going off of what ANN says is stupid. They judge a whole series by 1 episode and can't even make decent character comparisons. I remember reading a review from them about an anime and they gave it a 2 because after 1 episode we don't know much about the story or characters. That being said Linebarrels does suck.
(ID #326650) Posted on 2008/10/08 05:28
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
I was going by the character designs too lol. I didnt like the reviews of the new season series they did.... they were harsh on Clannad, although it was a let down after waiting for a new series...
(ID #326691) Posted on 2008/10/08 06:30
Student, Freelance Figure Review Writer
you should see reviews on Gundam 00 and CLANNAD. all of them got terrible ratings...which really make me question their reviews.
(ID #326789) Posted on 2008/10/08 10:11
SUPER OTAKU, manga-ka, Illustrator, Domon Kasshu fanboy, Konata's male half, Megas XLR fanboy
ANN's staff is mostly idiots, anyway
(ID #326876) Posted on 2008/10/08 11:51
That's why I only use them to find out what an anime is about and how many episodes it will have and that's about it.
(ID #327406) Posted on 2008/10/08 23:10
SUPER OTAKU, manga-ka, Illustrator, Domon Kasshu fanboy, Konata's male half, Megas XLR fanboy
Me too
(ID #327453) Posted on 2008/10/09 00:42
i really like it a lot the first ep was nice the battles were fast moving and she was soooo hot :P plus the crazy laugh was a nice touch XD
(ID #326602) Posted on 2008/10/08 04:43
Part trooper, part -timer, 100% loser...
The character design reminds me of gundam seed... Maybe it's just me...
(ID #326613) Posted on 2008/10/08 04:53
I thought so to.
(ID #326617) Posted on 2008/10/08 04:57
Same character designer as Gundam Seed and Fafner should explain that
(ID #326622) Posted on 2008/10/08 05:03
is it?? no wonder they look soo alike
(ID #326723) Posted on 2008/10/08 07:58
College Student
That's because Hisashi Hirai did the character designs.
(ID #327135) Posted on 2008/10/08 16:32
Polytechnic Senior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer, Pokemon Indexer.
I must say they look pretty close to the originals though...
(ID #327204) Posted on 2008/10/08 17:39
The main seiyuu is Tetsuya Kakihara, I'm already all over it as we speak.
(ID #326616) Posted on 2008/10/08 04:56
just finished watching this earlier and was just ok for me. love the Linebarrel mecha design but the story was kinda predictable and somehow copied a lot of ideas from other anime. still, its the 1st episode and I'll just watch and see if the upcoming episodes gets better. ^^
(ID #326618) Posted on 2008/10/08 04:58
The manga was absolutely horrible and I won't bother watching this version of it either.
(ID #326623) Posted on 2008/10/08 05:04
Damn!!! Why can't we get this in the states? (Oh yeah, I forgot the US sucks as a whole)
(ID #326629) Posted on 2008/10/08 05:09
College Student
My sentiments exactly. Still waiting for the subs.
(ID #326664) Posted on 2008/10/08 05:50
security/3d graphic artist
ditto
(ID #327917) Posted on 2008/10/09 08:35
NEET (no, student, AND employed min. wage)
Spoiler:*** そして彼は戦いの後真実を知った。。。彼はもう死んでいる。。。 although the animation quality is some what sub par, compared to other mecha series, I like it so far...
(ID #326631) Posted on 2008/10/08 05:11
Whaa for reals? :O
(ID #326870) Posted on 2008/10/08 11:47
NEET (no, student, AND employed min. wage)
don't ask me! I am still on the ride... We'll find out in Episode 2
(ID #327231) Posted on 2008/10/08 18:11
haven't seen this yet... OMG their are so many new shows right now where to find the time to watch.
(ID #326645) Posted on 2008/10/08 05:24
Service desk support
It's going to suck. I know it is, but linebarrel is so sexy I'm watching it just for that. So if they don't screw up the fights, it'll be fine. But they don't even follow the manga plot!
(ID #326654) Posted on 2008/10/08 05:37
I might watch it for Mamiko Noto and Aya Hirano... if I can stand the main character.
(ID #326662) Posted on 2008/10/08 05:48
10% Student, 10% Salesman, 80% Gaming/Otaku
lol same, i picked this series up for those blockbusting seiyú in this series and i was really damn dispointted...but this series just a total clone of Evangelion (just like Raxephon), im a huge eva fan but this is damnright baaad. animation was below average, main character is like shinji from Eva but more damn unpredictable, 1 min total loser next min total pain in the back side... that aside, Emi was well done as a character, so i'd give it another few more ep
(ID #326721) Posted on 2008/10/08 07:30
Web Designer, Boxer, StreetFighter, Anime Collector and Gamer
hmm...seems pretty interesting better give this a try.
(ID #326672) Posted on 2008/10/08 05:58
yepyep, 1 ep for the eyes
(ID #326700) Posted on 2008/10/08 06:45
I dunno....maybe will contnue watching this show for a few more episodes to judge, but with the impression of the first episode....I find that i can't like the main male character =.=
(ID #326722) Posted on 2008/10/08 07:57
Informatics(ComSci-ish) student/self-taught graphic designer and illustrator
Off topic but DC.com's slow today XD That and the feed won't show on my blog. It says: "An error has occurred; the feed is probably down. Try again later." ...Even if I can actually access the feed by clicking on the link here XD
(ID #326724) Posted on 2008/10/08 08:00
Informatics(ComSci-ish) student/self-taught graphic designer and illustrator
As for Linebarrels, its on my list ^_^
(ID #326736) Posted on 2008/10/08 08:16
Freelance Artist
I liked it. A lot. As far as I'm concerned, this beats out Gundam 00 Season 2's first episode. I'm hoping we'll get the explanation of why it looks like the guy got impaled (all that blood on his front and back for 3/4 of the episode). The robot designs are cool. The CG animation (for once) is easy to watch and really looks unique. I like the way the buildings and whatnot crumbled, and even how the smoke was handled. I nice effort by the animation studio. Finally a show I might be able to get excited about.
(ID #326730) Posted on 2008/10/08 08:12
Ex-Soldier / NEET
I don't know the manga but I watched Ep1 a few hours ago and it was obvious what's going to happen after a few minutes, I don't expect too much from this show atm but I wouldn't mind to be surprised^^. The CG scenes were nice though.
(ID #326745) Posted on 2008/10/08 08:32
count (Registered on 2008/07/06 06:06)
Manga was better. Much better. Hayase getting killed then getting supah roboto powah three years later is much better. Makes the Manga so much more damn cohesive and well plotted.
(ID #326749) Posted on 2008/10/08 08:38
i watched the epidsode the last sunday and my opinion is: SUCKS because animated by gonzo caracters by the guy of the caracters of gundam seed, i dont rememer his name. crapy soundtrack 3D models in the animation, i dont know why gonzo loves put 3D in their animes mi opinion is: EPIC FAILURE
(ID #326795) Posted on 2008/10/08 10:19
SUPER OTAKU, manga-ka, Illustrator, Domon Kasshu fanboy, Konata's male half, Megas XLR fanboy
You Probably must hate s-CRY-ed, Fafner, Heroic Age, and Infinite Ryvius, since the character designs for those shows were also done by Hisashi Hirai, And GONZO doesn't put 3D in all of their anime, sheesh talk about totally judgmental, I mean I hated the show too, but sheesh, I'd expect this from 98% of the internet community, but not dannychoo
(ID #326882) Posted on 2008/10/08 11:58
What's the problem with you? are you crazy? gonzo is the best animator company in all the world, and the soundtrack is the better in all series remember it has ali project!, and didnt' you know that the characters in gundam seed and destiny were the better of all gundams? and 3d is the next stage of animation remember that!. well ending that sarcasm linebarrel sucks dont you think Tinmarindo?
(ID #327105) Posted on 2008/10/08 16:15
SUPER OTAKU, manga-ka, Illustrator, Domon Kasshu fanboy, Konata's male half, Megas XLR fanboy
Good point
(ID #327454) Posted on 2008/10/09 00:44
the coment Marchand de sable was sarcasm
(ID #480493) Posted on 2009/02/09 01:37
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
hav the raw in my laptop, haven't gotten the chance to watch it yet. must watch gundam 00 first before everything else. ^^;
(ID #326805) Posted on 2008/10/08 10:29
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
oh for those who haven't see it, preview is over here: http://www.dannychoo.com/detail/mac/eng/image/8088/Linebarrels+of+Iron.html
(ID #326808) Posted on 2008/10/08 10:36
Mechanical Engineering student
I found it pretty nice actually. I'll probably watch it until the end x_x What I find a bit disappointing is the CGing of the mecha. They could have at least done it like in Gundam 00 x_x
(ID #326832) Posted on 2008/10/08 11:03
Polytechnic Senior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer, Pokemon Indexer.
Yeah, CGing mecha anime is the last step into the grave. Look at SRW OG Divine Wars. *shiver* I know CG is the next thing, but until they can make it like GSD's first fight of the series...
(ID #327215) Posted on 2008/10/08 17:52
Doesn't suit my taste. So I prefer to continue watch Gundam 00 2nd Season than Linebarrels of Iron
(ID #326856) Posted on 2008/10/08 11:25
My dad recorded it so i'll probably give it a shot this weekend.
(ID #326872) Posted on 2008/10/08 11:48
Gonzo's producing... that generally gives me a -75% debuff to any expectations.
(ID #326952) Posted on 2008/10/08 13:09
Part-time Dreamer
Interesting... but being an accidental pilot is kind of common in mecha animes. ^_^
(ID #326981) Posted on 2008/10/08 14:05
IMO it is not the worst thing ever but it's not good, bad music, the battles in 3d was pretty lame too like something from 5 years ago, the desings are not that bad but they are not good either and i think no body likes that protagonist, there are better series this season than this Gundam 00 being the best.
(ID #327052) Posted on 2008/10/08 15:30
Motion Graphics Designer
i don't like it. they mangled and plot twisted it to hell. same thing with Blade of the Immortal, i loved that manga and it's fights/plots, bleh. Why don't they stick to the plot somewhat? I'm sure we're not even asking for a 100% similarity but something along the lines of what we see in the manga is good...
(ID #327074) Posted on 2008/10/08 15:52
student
I don't know anything about this anime nor the manga. As cool as the mechs look, there are a few things turning me away from this anime... 1. The plot is damn generic... as far as I heard. 2. The characters reek of Gundam SEED so I checked who the character designer is... and yup, it's the same person who designed the SEED characters. ARTIST WITH NO RANGE. You can clearly see Murrue Ramius on Linebarrels' front page! 3. I'm still a bit scarred about CG animations after SRW Divine Wars 4. ALI PROJECT I might watch it just to see if I can get a good chuckle out of hearing Lelouch or Haruhi talking in this anime.
(ID #327129) Posted on 2008/10/08 16:28
NEET
I can't remember another male lead I hated more than Kouichi. Maybe Makoto from School Days. But yeah... a male lead who's the timid wuss suddenly obtains power and becomes a jerk. I'm not seeing any winning material here.
(ID #327164) Posted on 2008/10/08 16:54
Even shinji has a larger fanbase than kouichi and that says a lot.
(ID #327182) Posted on 2008/10/08 17:19
haven't seen this yet, but from the screen cap it has that retro look...
(ID #327195) Posted on 2008/10/08 17:27
Polytechnic Senior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer, Pokemon Indexer.
The fight scene would have been better if Linebarrel was something like Karas... unfortunately, it's not, and the machines move as though they ignore the laws of gravity COMPLETELY. Well, mysterious origins aside, let's wait till episode 2. They really did a good job of carrying the main character's personality over; by the end of it, I swear I could see Shinn Asuka in him.
(ID #327208) Posted on 2008/10/08 17:43
Shinn at least have the trauma with his family who died in front of him, this guy is only an ass.
(ID #327216) Posted on 2008/10/08 17:55
NEET (no, student, AND employed min. wage)
I don't think he's an ass really, I mean, all kids/teens who are picked on want to be someone stronger to tell them off. I know I did, b/c I had that period of time. Shin was one REALLY lost soul -I mean, dude. he blamed almost EVERYONE for his misfortunes. If he was a real person, he would probably blame the director of Destiny for making him so crappy.
(ID #327236) Posted on 2008/10/08 18:15
I admit that my opinion was a little unfair, ok he is not an ass but he is really annoying , i was picked by others too and who doesnt want to become stronger? but what i meant is that the guy is not even a good character. Well shinn was a really lost soul but the situation was diferent the guy had issues and i at least think that he had reasons and yes he would probably blame the director for everything.
(ID #327250) Posted on 2008/10/08 18:28
if you hated someone for bullying you because you were weak all your life and suddenly became superman, i think you'd have a similar reaction
(ID #328324) Posted on 2008/10/09 14:39
The mechas move that particular way because they were ripped off designs of the Orbital Frames from Zone of the Enders. I mean, the lead mecha is basically a bulked up Jehuty with 2 blades. Not to mention the other mecha that is a blue-colored Anubis.
(ID #327405) Posted on 2008/10/08 23:04
count (Registered on 2008/07/06 06:06)
I fail to see the rip off when it's the same mechanical designer. And Jehuty is far less bulkier and much more organic looking. Orbital Frames are very sleek, even gigantic ones like the Tyrant, while Linebarrel mecha are all very bulky and have more conventional weaponry. Similar but different enough. Thing like panel lines, curves, surfaces et all are vastly different as are key features likes the cockpit and head.
(ID #327541) Posted on 2008/10/09 01:54
Um, the mecha designs in ZOE is done by Yoji Shinkawa, while Tsutomu Suzuki did Linebarrel. Either that or i'm getting the wrong info.
(ID #328378) Posted on 2008/10/09 15:14
count (Registered on 2008/07/06 06:06)
The original Manga designs are by the same guy, there's no doubt on that. You're probably referring to the Anime's designer.
(ID #329274) Posted on 2008/10/10 09:40
Good summary Danny.
(ID #327299) Posted on 2008/10/08 19:20
The only thing that made me watch the first episode was because I saw a figure of the robot in one of Danny's post and I got quite impressed by the design. But after I saw the anime I decided to quit it... mainly because of the main char.
(ID #327557) Posted on 2008/10/09 02:07
I watched it, can't say I really like it but will give it a few eps before droping it.
(ID #327666) Posted on 2008/10/09 03:24
I thought this one stunck out loud. The "hero" is such a loser I quit watching halfway when he didn't die. This kind of loser never seems to die. The girls were ok. Animation and artwork so-so. I rate this one as 'Bleah'.
(ID #327980) Posted on 2008/10/09 10:01
i don't know why, but i really like this one... does that make me weird?
(ID #328326) Posted on 2008/10/09 14:42
Nah, it just mean you have other tastes in anime or maybe you can relate to the Hero in some way
(ID #328393) Posted on 2008/10/09 15:23
Polytechnic Senior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer, Pokemon Indexer.
No, I sorta like it too. Agile machines aside, they kept to the original personalities of the characters quite well.
(ID #328822) Posted on 2008/10/10 01:21
the manga storyline is much better than the anime. have to agree that the anime did a horrible job. too bad it only goes up to volume at the moment, anyone know if some is scanlating the manga? last release was like back in May or something. pretty sure in japan they have up to volume 10 by now.....
(ID #342307) Posted on 2008/10/22 13:09
Didn't really enjoy the first episode, but might give it a shot >< The scenario was heaps boring and random... hehe
(ID #347226) Posted on 2008/10/26 15:27
Didn't really enjoy the first episode, but might give it a shot >< The scenario was heaps boring and random... hehe
(ID #347227) Posted on 2008/10/26 15:27
Electrical Engineering Fresh Graduate
the main hero is an anti-hero, interesting isn't it ^^ well, i onley watch the 1st eps though. Can't give more commnet before watching the next episode. Maybe the plot getting better?
(ID #347565) Posted on 2008/10/26 22:56
Pretty cool, gotta check this out
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