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 MEGALO BOX is a futuristic take on Ashita no Joe, created as part of the manga's 50th anniversary. First-time series director You Moriyama (The Woman Called Fujiko Mine, Oh Edo Rocket) is working with the writing team of Katsuhiko Manabe and Kensaku Kojima (Hamon: Yakuza Boogie, Midnight Diner 2) at TMS Entertainment. mabanua (Kids on the Slope) is credited for music on the series. Rather than transposing the exact story of the original manga into a future setting, this seems to be taking the spirit of the original to create something new. The first episode definitely delivered on the strong design and musical elements already shown in promotional material, but I was glad to see it wasn't slouching in terms of animation/direction and a great central performance by Yoshimasa Hosoya as Junk Dog. New episodes air on Crunchyroll every Thursday at 1PM CDT/6PM UTC
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i'm glad someone stole this anime from 2003 and brought it to the present
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Apr 5, 2018 21:05
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Yeah, this was good. Covered a lot of ground, even if it still feels like prologue. Hardly a surprise Yoshimasa Hosoya is good as a street punk going for his shot considering Gundam, but it's still a really good showing.
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Apr 5, 2018 21:10
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i'll watch it if the story ends up being something beyond boxing maybe. i watched ping pong club (which i care about equally as boxing) because of the director and animation, so it will have to reach that level
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Apr 5, 2018 22:43
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Relin posted:i'll watch it if the story ends up being something beyond boxing maybe. i watched ping pong club (which i care about equally as boxing) because of the director and animation, so it will have to reach that level New thread rule: This dweeb can't post.
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Apr 5, 2018 22:44
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It happens with every sports based show and I'm tired of seeing people say they don't care about the sport the show is about because it's not even discussion or crit.
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Apr 5, 2018 22:46
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I was gonna make the threadfor this since the first episode kicked so much rear end lol
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Apr 5, 2018 22:51
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Change the title to Cyborg Jox
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Apr 6, 2018 00:48
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Parallax posted:i'm glad someone stole this anime from 1983 and brought it to the present Seriously, I've never seen such an amazingly successful attempt at capturing the look and feel of a vintage show. I wish 2010 Cobra looked this good.
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Apr 6, 2018 00:54
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Ahh that was so good. There's a part during the fight where JD's trainer and another character strike up a conversation, which almost pulls the classic sports anime thing of padding a match length by having side characters talk through it. But then the show reminds you that JD has an earpiece, and is hearing the whole conversation, and makes what they're saying suddenly have a lot more weight. The show rarely leaves JD's perspective and it get so intense, I really love it.
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Apr 6, 2018 00:55
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I love the loyal hound vs unruly mutt aspect they got going on with Yuri vs JD. I'm guessing JD is gonna lose but earn Yuri's respect.
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Apr 6, 2018 01:46
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What's really cool about this series to me is that instead of just retelling the story of Ashita no Joe it's using the visual language of the franchise to tell a story starring different characters. The scene where they square up in the rain and Yuri's eyes turn into the Rikishi Tooru glare gave me chills
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Apr 6, 2018 01:56
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Watched the first ep on a whim and yeah this poo poo owns Is the original Ashita no Joe worth going back to watch? I know this probably barely has anything to do with the original, but this might interest me in checking out the original source material
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Apr 6, 2018 02:16
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the original is a classic
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Apr 6, 2018 02:24
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dogsicle posted:the original is a classic I think I called it the classic of classics somewhere else, It's super important historically and culturally and still has a footprint today even though artists coming now are now starting to reference the works that referenced joe instead of referencing it directly.
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Apr 6, 2018 02:28
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Alfalfa The Roach posted:Watched the first ep on a whim and yeah this poo poo owns Absolutely. The only way to watch the whole thing legally is to watch the first compilation movie which is available on Fandor I think, and then watch the second series which is on Crunchyroll. The complete first series is also fansubbed and available in the usual places If you do check out the original keep in mind it's way more of a drama series than a sports series, especially early on. It takes over a season before he even gets in the ring and another season after that before he's a pro boxer There's always the manga as well, both are super influential in their own ways and are both worth checking out
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Apr 6, 2018 02:40
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this loving rules
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Apr 6, 2018 03:20
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that was good as hell
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Apr 6, 2018 03:32
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Wow that first episode was incredible. I love the look of this show.
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Apr 6, 2018 05:45
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loving rad as gently caress
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Apr 6, 2018 05:49
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Apr 6, 2018 06:36
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This first episode is incredible, and I want the song that plays after JD punches his manager very very badly. EDIT: "They don't make tombstones for stray dogs" is such a strong line to end an episode on, I'll be thinking about that ending scene for WEEKS. gnome7 fucked around with this message at 08:18 on Apr 6, 2018 |
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Apr 6, 2018 07:23
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The music that started when Yuri was walking down to the ring was hype inducing as gently caress. God what a strong first episode
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Apr 6, 2018 08:20
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The cinematography in this show is unreal, so I made a couple gifs 
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Apr 6, 2018 09:16
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Show owns. First time really giving a boxing focused anime a shot, feel like I should go back after this is over to watch older ones.
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Apr 6, 2018 12:06
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Sharkopath posted:New thread rule: This dweeb can't post. agree
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Apr 6, 2018 18:15
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relin votes every thread a 1
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Apr 6, 2018 18:15
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First episode owned. Music was top notch
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Apr 6, 2018 19:45
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Matoi Ryuko posted:relin votes every thread a 1 
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Apr 6, 2018 22:18
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I was wondering what top-of-the-line Gear looked like, and Yuri’s was pretty cool. Here’s hoping we see a bunch more imaginative designs as the tournament gets under way.
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Apr 7, 2018 00:35
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Good first episode. Very Redline.
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Apr 7, 2018 00:36
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Matoi Ryuko posted:relin votes every thread a 1 hes right
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Apr 7, 2018 00:38
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Not Medaka Box, voted 2.
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Apr 7, 2018 00:47
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A bit of a drag on the exposition, but whatever. Mega good show, and the soundtrack is amazing.
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Apr 7, 2018 01:37
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So is this going to closely follow Ashita No Joe's general plot, or is it just inspired by it? Even if the animation is good and it's a twist on it if it follows the same major beats I'm kinda eh on it.
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Apr 7, 2018 02:12
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im going to watch it because i love cyborg arms
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Apr 7, 2018 02:13
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Fabricated posted:So is this going to closely follow Ashita No Joe's general plot, or is it just inspired by it? Even if the animation is good and it's a twist on it if it follows the same major beats I'm kinda eh on it. It's more inspired by the visual language so far, there's a few of the basic plot elements there like the main character being poor and having a rivalry with a guy who has striking eyes. The characters seem to be their own things so far though, the Tange Danpe type is way scuzzier for instance.
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Apr 7, 2018 02:36
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GorfZaplen posted:It's more inspired by the visual language so far, there's a few of the basic plot elements there like the main character being poor and having a rivalry with a guy who has striking eyes. The characters seem to be their own things so far though, the Tange Danpe type is way scuzzier for instance. And the annoying alley kids who formed Joe's main fanbase have been replaced with a too-trusting mechanic with wise life advice, which is a great improvement.
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gnome7 posted:And the annoying alley kids who formed Joe's main fanbase have been replaced with a too-trusting mechanic with wise life advice, which is a great improvement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIdtUesIdXw
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i love that zoom, junk's knuckles are just covered in scar tissue from bare knuckle work, while yuri's always worn gloves i felt like some of the scene transitions around the middle are weak, i dont like it when scenes fade out from one intense scene to another intense scene, but everything about the second half after junk and yuri meet up are hype
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