Sasami Mahou Shoujo Club [new Tenchi spin-off] [Archive]

treatment

11-07-2005, 06:03 PM

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Dagger IX1 said:
Anime News Service (http://www.animenewsservice.com/) has the dl on this series. Should be exciting news for fans of Magical Project S. /images/graemlins/happy.gif

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Hopefully, Funimation (if they have rights to it) will recruit Sherry Lynn to reprise her role as Pretty Sasami in english.

Shsway

11-07-2005, 06:08 PM

Sight unseen and almost without regard for any release style it might have, this will be mine the moment it comes up for preorder stateside. /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif

Jadawin

11-07-2005, 06:50 PM

Although I am not too keen on another Sasami magical series I am looking forward to hear Chisa Yokoyama again.

11-07-2005, 07:21 PM

Magical Girls vs. God Boys, perhaps? /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

michaelwb

11-07-2005, 07:34 PM

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Shsway said:
Sight unseen and almost without regard for any release style it might have, this will be mine the moment it comes up for preorder stateside. /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif

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Agreed. But please let it be a continuation of the TV series. We need both Pixy Misa & Sammy's Dad. Coolest villain and dad ever!

The Pirate Queen

11-07-2005, 07:41 PM

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Shsway said:
Sight unseen and almost without regard for any release style it might have, this will be mine the moment it comes up for preorder stateside. /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif

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Oh yes, I like the way you think. /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif

Fencedude

11-07-2005, 07:46 PM

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michaelwb said:
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Shsway said:
Sight unseen and almost without regard for any release style it might have, this will be mine the moment it comes up for preorder stateside. /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif

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Agreed. But please let it be a continuation of the TV series. We need both Pixy Misa & Sammy's Dad. Coolest villain and dad ever!

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Ah! But Misa's no longer a villain.

11-07-2005, 07:48 PM

Whoa, I didn't see this one coming. That's awesome news. /images/graemlins/happy.gif

11-07-2005, 08:06 PM

There better be shoujoai.....

something

11-07-2005, 08:07 PM

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Dagger IX1 said:
Anime News Service (http://www.animenewsservice.com/) has the dl on this series. Should be exciting news for fans of Magical Project S. /images/graemlins/happy.gif

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Can't be worse than the 1.5 episodes of the new OVA me and my gf suffered through. I still haven't seen Pretty Sammy though.

EmperorBrandon

11-07-2005, 08:34 PM

Awesome, it seem like more Pretty Sammy, though under a different name (I wonder if this will be a third continuity?) In either case, I concur that Misao/Pixy Misa definitely needs to be back, whether she's a part of the "club" or not. /images/graemlins/happy.gif

Glad we have finally got some confirmation on this now. Being the Pretty Sammy fanatic I am it will be great checking out another series (one of the two out of my "great four" that I really want to see more /images/graemlins/wink.gif)

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treatment said:
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Dagger IX1 said:
Anime News Service (http://www.animenewsservice.com/) has the dl on this series. Should be exciting news for fans of Magical Project S. /images/graemlins/happy.gif

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Hopefully, Funimation (if they have rights to it) will recruit Sherry Lynn to reprise her role as Pretty Sasami in english.

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Being a magical girl series (and Pretty Sammy not being a series known for selling well), I worry about the prospects of this being licensed at all, and if that I fear it may not get a dub as with Magical Project S. Hopefully it won't come to that, though. FUNimation seems to be doing good off of Tenchi franchise now.

Mr. Nail Bat

11-07-2005, 08:41 PM

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michaelwb said:
Agreed. But please let it be a continuation of the TV series.

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You silly goose. Being Tenchi Muyo! means always getting to start a brand-spankin'-new continuity.

aquapermanence

11-07-2005, 09:25 PM

Sweet deal, although I'd hoped to see Hiroki Hayashi or Katsuhito Akiyama back in the director's chair for this one. Still, it's Sasami, it's AIC, and it's new. I'll be paying close attention to this one. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif I wonder if we'll get more Azumanga out of this one?

gpn

11-07-2005, 09:41 PM

I'm tentatively quite excited about this since I love Magical Project S (although, after Fukuyama's "Project S" in Girls Bravo vol. 3, perhaps that title should be retired). Seeing that this will be directed by the director of Tenchi in Tokyo has me worried. Why, oh why, couldn't it be Katsuhito Akiyama again?

Victor Lewandowski

11-07-2005, 10:39 PM

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EmperorBrandon said:
Awesome, it seem like more Pretty Sammy, though under a different name (I wonder if this will be a third continuity?) In either case, I concur that Misao/Pixy Misa definitely needs to be back, whether she's a part of the "club" or not. /images/graemlins/happy.gif

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It would also be nice to throw some characters from Battle Programmer Shirase (there's a Misao that looks like the one from Sammy, but without magical powers, in the series) into this universe. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif Give Washu some rivals in programming, another girl to add to their class, and other weird situations.

EmperorBrandon

11-08-2005, 12:03 AM

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Victor Lewandowski said:
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EmperorBrandon said:
Awesome, it seem like more Pretty Sammy, though under a different name (I wonder if this will be a third continuity?) In either case, I concur that Misao/Pixy Misa definitely needs to be back, whether she's a part of the "club" or not. /images/graemlins/happy.gif

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It would also be nice to throw some characters from Battle Programmer Shirase (there's a Misao that looks like the one from Sammy, but without magical powers, in the series) into this universe. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif Give Washu some rivals in programming, another girl to add to their class, and other weird situations.

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The "Mahou Shoujo Club" part of the title intrigues me. Definitely seems we may have some girls working with Sammy rather than have her as the sole protagonist this time around. If continuation of MPS, I guess we could assume they may be Misa, Connie, and Amy, but could be some new characters here. Of course, the title seems to remind me of another series I like (hmm... unintentional?)

Victor Lewandowski

11-08-2005, 12:34 AM

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EmperorBrandon said:
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Victor Lewandowski said:
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EmperorBrandon said:
Awesome, it seem like more Pretty Sammy, though under a different name (I wonder if this will be a third continuity?) In either case, I concur that Misao/Pixy Misa definitely needs to be back, whether she's a part of the "club" or not. /images/graemlins/happy.gif

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It would also be nice to throw some characters from Battle Programmer Shirase (there's a Misao that looks like the one from Sammy, but without magical powers, in the series) into this universe. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif Give Washu some rivals in programming, another girl to add to their class, and other weird situations.

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The "Mahou Shoujo Club" part of the title intrigues me. Definitely seems we may have some girls working with Sammy rather than have her as the sole protagonist this time around. If continuation of MPS, I guess we could assume they may be Misa, Connie, and Amy, but could be some new characters here. Of course, the title seems to remind me of another series I like (hmm... unintentional?)

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Adding Yoriko (who is about Misao's age) from BPS to the class would give the current team its brain girl and someone for Washu to school in new fields of computer work. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

LimePie

11-08-2005, 02:12 AM

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Dagger IX1 said:
Anime News Service (http://www.animenewsservice.com/) has the dl on this series. Should be exciting news for fans of Magical Project S. /images/graemlins/happy.gif

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SUPER SHUT UP! This is awesome!!! More Pixy Misa goodness (we all know she's the true star of the show. /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif )

amaneaux

11-08-2005, 07:23 AM

Must . . . have . . . MISAO!!!!!

Rogueman_8

11-08-2005, 08:11 AM

i didn't see a link to here (http://www.vap.co.jp/sasami-club/index.html) (though you can go thru ANS's link and then thru the official site's link).

michaelwb

11-08-2005, 08:21 AM

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Geoduck said:
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michaelwb said:
Agreed. But please let it be a continuation of the TV series.

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You silly goose. Being Tenchi Muyo! means always getting to start a brand-spankin'-new continuity.

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Well judging by the link that was posted elsewhere, looks like you're right. *sigh*

At least the ever divine Washu is still there.

AbeChinchilla

11-08-2005, 08:36 AM

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Rogueman_8 said:
i didn't see a link to here (http://www.vap.co.jp/sasami-club/index.html) (though you can go thru ANS's link and then thru the official site's link).

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Oh my God. And people complain about Tenchi in Tokyo's character designs...
Not that I'm not still looking forward to it (Mihoshi and Washu, yay! But no Kiyone...? /images/graemlins/sad.gif)

Suwako Moriya

11-08-2005, 08:52 AM

Well after looking at the official site, it seems more likely this will be an alternate universe series. Although it seems like it may have a sentai theme this time. Still Sasami and Misao look younger than they did in either the OVA or the TV series. May take some time to get used to.

I was hoping Funkie Connie would be in it, but it looks like there's no chance of that. Unless Anri the green haired one is the new Funkie Connie. Also I suppose Pixy Misa will be a villain again, I'm still hoping she'll start the series as a good guy.

Rhodes

11-08-2005, 10:32 AM

that doesnt look like sasami to me =(

new designs suck all i have to say.

AbeChinchilla

11-08-2005, 10:34 AM

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Rhodes said:
that doesnt look like sasami to me =(

new designs suck all i have to say.

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It's punishment. For everyone who said Tenchi in Tokyo character designs sucked, while in fact they were WAY better than the plagiarized Tenchi Universe character designs.

Rhodes

11-08-2005, 10:44 AM

i liked the tenchi in tokyo designs and the story... also loved the new love interest for tenchi... she was way better than the 2 bimbos that always hound tenchi.

but the designs here really do rub me the wrong way.... it'd be ok if it wasnt a tenchi spin off but it is. If it aint broke dont fix it... too bad they did and broke it.

bobma

11-08-2005, 01:30 PM

Hmm, Sasami's new design reminds me of some fanpics from inexperienced fan artists, where they don't know how to draw hair properly. Moreover her redesign looks worse than that of the new characters. Maybe it'll be better once it's animated. Washuu is ok I think and Mihoshi looks great.

Fencedude

11-08-2005, 01:59 PM

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Sylvia Maruyama said:
Well after looking at the official site, it seems more likely this will be an alternate universe series. Although it seems like it may have a sentai theme this time. Still Sasami and Misao look younger than they did in either the OVA or the TV series. May take some time to get used to.

I was hoping Funkie Connie would be in it, but it looks like there's no chance of that. Unless Anri the green haired one is the new Funkie Connie. Also I suppose Pixy Misa will be a villain again, I'm still hoping she'll start the series as a good guy.

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The girl with long Bluish hair is Misao.

Suwako Moriya

11-08-2005, 02:08 PM

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Fencedude said:The girl with long Bluish hair is Misao.

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Interesting that they decided to change her hair color, but Misao is still Misao. I thought it was her when I first saw and decided to check the url of the image to see if it confirmed it was Misao. Yeah I like doing that. Of course it only works if the url actually says the name of the character and not something generic like cha-01 or whatever. Lucky it did say Misao.

fantasydewdrop

11-08-2005, 02:18 PM

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AbeChinchilla said:
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Rhodes said:
that doesnt look like sasami to me =(

new designs suck all i have to say.

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It's punishment. For everyone who said Tenchi in Tokyo character designs sucked, while in fact they were WAY better than the plagiarized Tenchi Universe character designs.

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. . . I never even noticed that the Tokyo designs were different. But then, I haven't seen much of Tokyo, so.... /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

I'm hating these new designs though. ICKY.

fantasydewdrop

11-08-2005, 02:26 PM

I was really excited until I saw the character designs. :/ I'm still excited about the story and the fact that it's more Pretty Sammy, but the character designs seriously bumped it down my priority list a bit. Mihoshi looks fine, Washu and a few others are okay, but some of the rest, particuarly Sasami... XP. Why?

I hope that the designs are just a joke and when it starts airing they'll put up the real images.

Other than that, I hope Sasami's dad from Magical Project S is in this. He's the coolest dad ever. I want to be just like him when I'm his age. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

Maybe they'll finally use the Magical Girls vs God Boys storyline....

michaelwb

11-08-2005, 02:28 PM

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KasiTL said:

Other than that, I hope Sasami's dad from Magical Project S is in this. He's the coolest dad ever. I want to be just like him when I'm his age. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

Maybe they'll finally use the Magical Girls vs God Boys storyline....

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Oh agreed on both counts.

"DANDY POWER!"

The designs do dismay me a bit, but I'll wait and see.

Pelianth

11-08-2005, 02:31 PM

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Rogueman_8 said:
i didn't see a link to here (http://www.vap.co.jp/sasami-club/index.html) (though you can go thru ANS's link and then thru the official site's link).

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Oh my God. And people complain about Tenchi in Tokyo's character designs...
Not that I'm not still looking forward to it (Mihoshi and Washu, yay! But no Kiyone...? /images/graemlins/sad.gif)

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It looks like they combined Sasami with Guu's cute form. /images/graemlins/sweat000.gif

AbeChinchilla

11-08-2005, 02:34 PM

Ryo-ohki looks like total shit, and it looks like Sasami's dad in this one is a nerd/geek.

tuffy

11-08-2005, 02:35 PM

The new designs are disconcerting, but it's not a stretch to see how they'd fit a series with a light and fluffy tone. Still, the lack of Konoha from the character list is /images/graemlins/depresse.gif

Fencedude

11-08-2005, 02:41 PM

Here's the names of the characters, taken from the Character page, so in that order:

Iwakura Sasami
Shinohara Misao
Hazumi Mokoto
Takamine Tsukasa
Misugi Anri
Kozuka Washuu
Mihoshi-sensei
Ryoohki
The Janitor
Iwakura Ginji (Papa)
Iwakura Honoka (Mama)
Saruta Toshihiko
Hotsubara Kozue
Ayazawa Chiaki

Suwako Moriya

11-08-2005, 02:48 PM

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tuffy said:Still, the lack of Konoha from the character list is /images/graemlins/depresse.gif

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That's the only thing that really bothers me about the series so far. Sure the new designs are a bit cutesy, but they may work in the context of the series. Here's hoping that at least one of the characters is like Konoha.

aquapermanence

11-08-2005, 03:00 PM

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Fencedude said:
Iwakura Sasami

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/images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif For some reason I'm reminded of that Lain/Pretty Sammy fan parody about downloading music.

fantasydewdrop

11-08-2005, 03:12 PM

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AbeChinchilla said:
Ryo-ohki looks like total shit, and it looks like Sasami's dad in this one is a nerd/geek.

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Well, in all honesty, he was kind of geeky to begin with, but that's part of why he was so cool....

AnnaSartin

11-08-2005, 03:37 PM

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Rhodes said:
that doesnt look like sasami to me =(

new designs suck all i have to say.

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BIG TIME!!! I've never seen a bigger load of crap in all my born days! Just... ew... >.<

Isuzu Inugami

11-08-2005, 04:10 PM

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Fencedude said:

The girl with long Bluish hair is Misao.

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But is Misao Pixy Misa?

That website fills me with nothing but fear and trepidation.... /images/graemlins/depresse.gif

Also, how are we supposed to get the Misao/Sasami lesbian undercurrent with three other girls mucking things up? /images/graemlins/devil.gif

SMaxson

11-08-2005, 04:14 PM

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Rhodes said:
that doesnt look like sasami to me =(

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It's not the Sasami we're used to, that's for sure.

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Rhodes said:
new designs suck all i have to say.

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I disagree. Completely different and unexpected, yes, but they work okay for a maho shojou show. I'm disappointed by the change, but I'm going to think of it as "Adventures of the Mini-Sasami" and not try to compare it directly to the original designs.

Suwako Moriya

11-08-2005, 04:18 PM

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Shimauma said:Also, how are we supposed to get the Misao/Sasami lesbian undercurrent with three other girls mucking things up? /images/graemlins/devil.gif

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Easy answer! Girls 1 and 2 are a couple ie Sasami and Misao. 3 and 4 are a couple. The remaining girl is extremely horny wants to have girls 1-4 at the same time. I can't believe I just said that.

Wasabi

11-08-2005, 04:42 PM

I really don't have a problem with the character designs, as long as they can make it work and can keep the same humor from MPS. Depending on how AIC handles this, it could be a refreshing change to the series. But then again AIC's recent works don't exactly give me that much confidence in them either.

michaelwb

11-08-2005, 04:45 PM

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Fencedude said:

The girl with long Bluish hair is Misao.

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But is Misao Pixy Misa?

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No Pixy Misa and there's going to be some heavy pain Fedexed to the creators! /images/graemlins/anger200.gif

At least Ginji is listed as Sasami's dad, which lends me some hope.

Rando

11-08-2005, 04:48 PM

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KasiTL said:
Well, in all honesty, he was kind of geeky to begin with, but that's part of why he was so cool....

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Not only geeky, but hot too. /images/graemlins/wink.gif This new Ginji looks uninteresting and boring. And as everyone said the designs looks horrible. No Pixy Misa is also a let down. /images/graemlins/sad.gif

Isuzu Inugami

11-08-2005, 04:56 PM

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Rando said:
No Pixy Misa is also a let down. /images/graemlins/sad.gif

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We don't know that; I'm just worried by the way Misao on the webpage looks like Misao, in spite of everyone seeming to be in their magical girl outfits.

Suwako Moriya

11-08-2005, 04:57 PM

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Wasabi said:Depending on how AIC handles this, it could be a refreshing change to the series.

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Which may be the best part if any. It's going to be more than just a clone of either the OVA or TV series. Ie it will stand out. Of course hopefully it will stand out in a good way. I still hope for a continuation to MPS one day.

Fencedude

11-08-2005, 05:30 PM

Translations of the character profiles:

Iwakura Sasami: She was born with strong magic powers however, her parents made her promise never to use it A cheerful and friendly girl, cooking is her strongest forte. Together with classmate Misao she is a member of the cooking club, which in reality is just a front for magical girl club and since that they she joined the club, her destiny changed forever

Shinohara Misao: like Misao she was born with great magical powers...she transferred to Sasami's school one year ago and she still isn't used to the environmet she had a rough childhood, often being a victim of bullies together with Sasami she is a member of the cooking club However.......

Hozumi Makoto: the third member of the "cooking club" she is self conscious about her short height and oftens proclaims that she will grow up faster she has a strange habbit of drinking milk whenever she gets the chance reasoning that it will make her grow up faster however, as a result her stomach often gets upsetted which results in frequent visits to the rest room

Takamine Tsukasa: the fourth member of the "cooking club" a level headed, mysterious girl whose emotions is hard to read her mother died during her childbirth and she was raised by a strict father in addition to that she is instructed to never use magic

Mizuki Anri: school idol however on contrary to her image she is actually hot tempered

And in case you were wondering, the girls are all fifth graders.

EmperorBrandon

11-08-2005, 05:49 PM

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Wasabi said:Depending on how AIC handles this, it could be a refreshing change to the series.

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Which may be the best part if any. It's going to be more than just a clone of either the OVA or TV series. Ie it will stand out. Of course hopefully it will stand out in a good way. I still hope for a continuation to MPS one day.

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Yeah, though it's a magical girl show (and uses some of the Pretty Sammy names), it seems like it's actually going to be quite different from both of the Pretty Sammy series, which is interesting. I'll have to wait and see how the series is itself, but I've never really been disappointed in the Tenchi franchise (and the magical girl parody aspect of Pretty Sammy is what made it really stand out as my favorite part).

AIC has been good with voice continuity, so I'm hoping they will keep things straight there (Rumi Kasahara MUST be Misao, dangit!). Of course I will be curious as to who will be voicing the new girls here...

Victor Lewandowski

11-08-2005, 05:57 PM

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Fencedude said:
Iwakura Sasami

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/images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif For some reason I'm reminded of that Lain/Pretty Sammy fan parody about downloading music.

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Finding some way to slip Lain into this series would be cool. /images/graemlins/knowital.gif I think she is one of the few people who could be a rival to Washu in the computer field.

Suwako Moriya

11-08-2005, 06:06 PM

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EmperorBrandon said:AIC has been good with voice continuity, so I'm hoping they will keep things straight there (Rumi Kasahara MUST be Misao, dangit!).

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Don't forget Chisa voicing Sasami. Chisa Yokama (spelling) must voice Sasami. It just wouldn't be right without her. I agree with the Misao thing as well.

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EmperorBrandon said:Of course I will be curious as to who will be voicing the new girls here...

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Maybe they'll use voices we can recognize from Tenchi Muyo and/or Magical Project S. Imagine if one of the girls sounds like say Ayeka from Tenchi Muyo. Or maybe one of them will sound like Konoha from Magical Project S.

EmperorBrandon

11-08-2005, 06:21 PM

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Sylvia Maruyama said:
Don't forget Chisa voicing Sasami. Chisa Yokama (spelling) must voice Sasami. It just wouldn't be right without her. I agree with the Misao thing as well.

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Chisa Yokoyama not voicing Sasami would be unspeakable blasphemy (she did come back for the 3rd OVA, after all), which is why I didn't mention her. AIC/VAP definitely knows better... /images/graemlins/wink.gif

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Maybe they'll use voices we can recognize from Tenchi Muyo and/or Magical Project S. Imagine if one of the girls sounds like say Ayeka from Tenchi Muyo. Or maybe one of them will sound like Konoha from Magical Project S.

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It would be interesting if they found some neat way to cameo Tenchi, Ryoko, and Ayeka here as they did with Magical Project S.

With new girls, I'd hope for some VA's that are new to the Tenchi franchise but it definitely wouldn't bother me if Tomoko Kawakami was in there. /images/graemlins/happy.gif

Shsway

11-08-2005, 08:23 PM

Man, practically everything's been changed! I am so upset right now. /images/graemlins/depresse.gif /images/graemlins/depresse.gif /images/graemlins/depresse.gif

AbeChinchilla

11-08-2005, 09:36 PM

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Fencedude said:
Translations of the character profiles:

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Ah man, screw this shit.
I don't even want to touch this with a digital pole.

Fencedude

11-08-2005, 09:40 PM

You know, I'm pretty dissapointed in all of you.

GIVE IT A FUCKING CHANCE

AbeChinchilla

11-08-2005, 09:42 PM

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Fencedude said:
You know, I'm pretty dissapointed in all of you.

GIVE IT A FUCKING CHANCE

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Never.
I'll spend the money on Tenchi GXP instead.

11-08-2005, 09:49 PM

The new chara designs will most definitely take some getting used to, but I'm willing to give them a chance before judging them.

wanfu2k1

11-08-2005, 09:53 PM

Woohoo more pretty sammy, now let's just hope there's more pixy misa to go along also /images/graemlins/happy.gif

aquapermanence

11-08-2005, 09:57 PM

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EmperorBrandon said:
With new girls, I'd hope for some VA's that are new to the Tenchi franchise but it definitely wouldn't bother me if Tomoko Kawakami was in there. /images/graemlins/happy.gif

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My sentiments as well. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif Put her in as Konoha or Kris Christopher, I don't care. If she's in the show, it's a better show.

I'd also hope the staff for this show has the presence of mind to make Tohru Miura the school principal again.

As for the backgrounds on the characters, here's my hope that this show wasn't conceived as some kind of pale follow-up to Petite Princess Yucie. That one was far too much of a cutesy ensemble "let's all be friends" piece for my tastes; I really wouldn't like to see that happen with a Tenchi spinoff, especially after the horrors I witnessed in Battle Programmer Shirase.

Mr. Nail Bat

11-08-2005, 10:25 PM

FWIW, I like the designs. I look forward to seeing this series.

Suwako Moriya

11-09-2005, 06:10 AM

I'm willing to give it a chance. Then again I'm not one to hate a series just because of character design. Sure I don't care much for Sasami's outfit. However the outfits for the other four girls look decent. Maybe the leader has to wear the worst outfit. Besides that the show has yet to air even in Japan. So it's not like I can see an episode of it. Be it on TV, DVD or whatever. Thus I'm not too worried about the quality yet.

michaelwb

11-09-2005, 06:22 AM

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Sylvia Maruyama said:
I'm willing to give it a chance. Then again I'm not one to hate a series just because of character design. Sure I don't care much for Sasami's outfit. However the outfits for the other four girls look decent. Maybe the leader has to wear the worst outfit. Besides that the show has yet to air even in Japan. So it's not like I can see an episode of it. Be it on TV, DVD or whatever. Thus I'm not too worried about the quality yet.

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I'll definitely give it a chance. I've liked most of the Tenchi franchise so far. It's just that PS TV was the one I liked as well as the original OAVs - so I'm just hoping that it's more in its spirit.

Lego

11-09-2005, 06:25 AM

A excuse to see Sasami in a magical girl outfit with a possibility of panty shots?

I'm their /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

The Pirate Queen

11-09-2005, 07:32 AM

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Fencedude said:
You know, I'm pretty dissapointed in all of you.

GIVE IT A FUCKING CHANCE

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I will - it's still Magical Girl Sasami, after all.

Isuzu Inugami

11-09-2005, 10:05 AM

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Fencedude said:
You know, I'm pretty dissapointed in all of you.

GIVE IT A FUCKING CHANCE

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Now, now, just because I'm filled with fear and trepidation doesn't mean I won't be eagerly watching it the first chance I get. /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif

BonifaceVIII

11-09-2005, 10:10 AM

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Fencedude said:
You know, I'm pretty dissapointed in all of you.

GIVE IT A FUCKING CHANCE

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For serious.

Rhodes

11-09-2005, 10:52 AM

Hey, I'd give most shows a chance. But this is Sasami we're talking about. Now if they were to use a different name and not say its a tenchi spin off. Well no harm done. But you dont mess and muck with Sasami and not expect a backlash.

Alt universe or not, if they want to update and tweek the designs some sure... but you dont just junk your model and start from ground zero. Now Mihoshi and Washu looks normal and good, why cant Misao or Sasami?

She may be called Sasami but she isnt, AIC or not.

Isuzu Inugami

11-09-2005, 10:55 AM

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BonifaceVIII said:
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Fencedude said:
You know, I'm pretty dissapointed in all of you.

GIVE IT A FUCKING CHANCE

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For serious.

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Jeez man, you make it sound like there's something wrong with making snap judgments based on almost no information.

BonifaceVIII

11-09-2005, 11:00 AM

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Jeez man, you make it sound like there's something wrong with making snap judgments based on almost no information.

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There isn't. It's just that prejudice and incredibly high expectations based on the success of previous and most likely unrelated shows beats snap judgements based on character designs by a small margin.

fantasydewdrop

11-09-2005, 11:34 AM

Oh, I'll watch it at some point. I just hope it gets dubbed (and that they bring back everybody's English VAs, shouldn't be TOO much of a problem since they got almost everyone back for Ryo-Ohki 3) so I don't have to look at Sasami's new character design the whole time. Then I could just hold up the case for MPS and move it around. Like a finger puppet.

As long as Sasami's dad maintains his Awesome Personality of Infinite Coolness, then I don't mind the new look for him, actually.

Suwako Moriya

11-09-2005, 05:43 PM

In any case speaking of these five magical girls. I wish we had a better view of the outfits for Misao and Tsukasa. All I can say is Makoto>Anri>Sasami in terms of magical girl outfits. Although I have a strange feeling I may take a liking to Anri.

Dagger

12-09-2005, 12:17 PM

AnimeNation mentioned that you can now see a Real Media trailer here (http://www.vap.co.jp/sasami-club/movie/index.html).

IMO the new character designs don't look bad in action... they're just not very Tenchi, which I guess is the main problem.

12-09-2005, 12:42 PM

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Dagger IX1 said:
AnimeNation mentioned that you can now see a Real Media trailer here (http://www.vap.co.jp/sasami-club/movie/index.html).

IMO the new character designs don't look bad in action... they're just not very Tenchi, which I guess is the main problem.

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Sasami is uber-kawaii! /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif I was first put off by the new character design for her though, but after seeing it in action, she's just too damn cute. I hope this show has lots and lots of shoujoai.

michaelwb

12-09-2005, 12:49 PM

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TheGreenMan said:
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Dagger IX1 said:
AnimeNation mentioned that you can now see a Real Media trailer here (http://www.vap.co.jp/sasami-club/movie/index.html).

IMO the new character designs don't look bad in action... they're just not very Tenchi, which I guess is the main problem.

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Sasami is uber-kawaii! /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif I was first put off by the new character design for her though, but after seeing it in action, she's just do damn cute.

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Agreed. Seeing the trailer it works for me. Plus more of the ever perfect Washu is always a good thing.

I'm there!

fantasydewdrop

12-09-2005, 01:06 PM

Real Media?! Come on Japanese site, how bout ... ANY other codec as a secondary choice? :/

Suwako Moriya

12-09-2005, 03:43 PM

I kind of wish they had an alternative link up myself. I'll just have to wait until I get on the other computer to see Sasami in action. Although I'm really interested in seeing what the "new" characters are like. Plus hopefully the trailer gives a better view of all the outfits.

Rogueman_8

02-01-2006, 08:35 AM

a second promo vid is up at the official site (http://www.vap.co.jp/sasami-club/movie/index.html). i never checked out the 1st promo vid so don't know if it mostly contains old footage or if it's all new.

EmperorBrandon

02-01-2006, 08:50 AM

Interesting... What is up with Ryo-Ohki? Is he/she Washu's pet this time? And seems like he actually has some powers in mascot form too, unlike in Sammy.

02-01-2006, 08:52 AM

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Rogueman_8 said:
a second promo vid is up at the official site (http://www.vap.co.jp/sasami-club/movie/index.html). i never checked out the 1st promo vid so don't know if it mostly contains old footage or if it's all new.

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Bah. Same scenes.

EmperorBrandon

02-01-2006, 09:17 AM

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TheGreenMan said:

Bah. Same scenes.

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Oh? Well, when I saw the last one it I could barely tell what was going on so maybe I forgot it's the same scenes (this new computer seems to play the RealPlayer files better...)

I'm wondering when we'll finally have a cast list. Rumi Kasahara seems to still be around (I've found a credit for her in Yomigaeru Sora) and Chisa Yokoyama too, so I hope they'll be back. Of course, want to know the voices on the original characters as well.

Pfil

02-01-2006, 11:31 AM

Kickass! I was hoping for more Pretty Sammy, but wasn't sure that we'd get anything since I have this impression that the new Tenchi OVA wasn't the huge financial success that AIC was hoping for.

I actually think the new designs look great. (Although I'm not crazy about Sasami's hair.) They certainly look a hell of a lot better than what that guy who designed the new characters of the Tenchi OVA manages to come up with. They look very kiddy, but this will surely be a kid-oriented anime. Anyway, this is AIC, they'll look different in every episode anyway. (Just look at Belldandy's design in AMS TV.)

I'm disappointed that Funky Connie isn't part of the lineup. But maybe they'll come up with a new character to rival her awesomeness. I will certainly be checking this out as soon as I get the chance. /images/graemlins/happy.gif

edit: Dang, this thread is two months old. I have to start reading the forums more often...

Suwako Moriya

02-01-2006, 12:49 PM

Ah so this version unlike the original version actually has vocals included. Although as others have pointed out, the scenes are the same. Still even if it is the same tune, the vocals make this version of the trailer a lot better. However the important thing is seeing what the other girls are like.

fantasydewdrop

02-01-2006, 12:56 PM

. . . Is the clip supposed to be in black and white or is that my computer just being nuts?

. . . . . And since when do I have RealPlayer? o.o Wow, it's true that it's no longer obnoxious....

Suwako Moriya

02-01-2006, 02:03 PM

Both the instrumental (original) and the vocal (new) version of the trailer are in color. So maybe it's your computer. Or possibly your codecs or whatever the term is. Okay so the original version is no longer accessible, but I do remember it.

meganly_chan

02-01-2006, 04:48 PM

Hmm, so Tenchi and Ryoko and Ayeka are nowhere to be found? That's a downer. Still looks cute, though.

Fencedude

02-01-2006, 04:49 PM

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meganly_chan said:
Hmm, so Tenchi and Ryoko and Ayeka are nowhere to be found? That's a downer. Still looks cute, though.

[/ QUOTE ]

This is PRETTY SAMMY, not TENCHI MUYO

Thank you.

Suwako Moriya

02-01-2006, 05:36 PM

Honestly due to my experience with Pretty Sammy OVA and Magical Project S. The last thing I'd want is for Tenchi, Ayeka, and Ryoko to get major roles. Especially if their only purpose in the story will be to continue the love triangle.....

Honestly a major reason why Magical Project S is better than Pretty Sammy OVA is because of the fact, the love triangle of Tenchi Muyo is not sucking attention away from Sasami in the TV series.

So in other words the last thing, I want is to see the love triangle suck away attention from Sasami, Misao and the new characters again. That's not to say having those three eventually appear in some form is bad. I just don't want it to be the tired Love Triangle thing. Which if I want to see, I can watch Tenchi Muyo.

kusanagi-sama

02-01-2006, 08:14 PM

None of the characters look like they are supposed to look like in the normal Tenchi universe except for Washu, Ryo-Ohki, and maybe Mihoshi /images/graemlins/depresse.gif

AbeChinchilla

02-01-2006, 08:48 PM

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kusanagi-sama said:
None of the characters look like they are supposed to look like in the normal Tenchi universe except for Washu, Ryo-Ohki, and maybe Mihoshi /images/graemlins/depresse.gif

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No. Just Washu.

Mihoshi looks stoned, Sasami looks deformed (in the sense that her parents did a lot of drugs when she was concieved) and Ryo-Ohki has annoying, red beedy eyes.

EDIT: Why do I have the feeling that if Kiyone was in this series... she'd look REALLY hot... and have big boobs?

Fencedude

02-01-2006, 08:51 PM

AbeChinchilla

02-01-2006, 11:03 PM

[ QUOTE ]
Fencedude said:
[ QUOTE ]
kusanagi-sama said:
None of the characters look like they are supposed to look like in the normal Tenchi universe except for Washu, Ryo-Ohki, and maybe Mihoshi /images/graemlins/depresse.gif

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You know what?

GOOD.

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Noooo, they'll all ugly now...

EmperorBrandon

03-08-2006, 10:22 PM

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EmperorBrandon said:

AIC has been good with voice continuity, so I'm hoping they will keep things straight there (Rumi Kasahara MUST be Misao, dangit!). Of course I will be curious as to who will be voicing the new girls here...

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Err... well... so much for voice continuity... (http://www.vap.co.jp/sasami-club/news/index.html) Looks like all the main girls are voiced by teenagers who haven't had any anime roles before (could be interesting I guess). Washu, Mihoshi, and Ryo-Ohki have different VA's now, too. Argh... at least it is Akiko Hiramatsu voicing Washu, so I can assume her voice will be awesome even if it's still not the same... /images/graemlins/sad.gif

AbeChinchilla

03-08-2006, 10:23 PM

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EmperorBrandon said:
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EmperorBrandon said:

AIC has been good with voice continuity, so I'm hoping they will keep things straight there (Rumi Kasahara MUST be Misao, dangit!). Of course I will be curious as to who will be voicing the new girls here...

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Err... well... so much for voice continuity... (http://www.vap.co.jp/sasami-club/news/index.html) Looks like all the main girls are voiced by teenagers who haven't had any anime roles before (could be interesting I guess). Washu, Mihoshi, and Ryo-Ohki have different VA's now, too. Argh... at least it is Akiko Hiramatsu voicing Washu, so I can assume her voice will be awesome even if it's still not the same... /images/graemlins/sad.gif

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Horrible character design.
New (amatuer?) voices.

... Doesn't seem like my kind of show.

(Rewatches Tenchi in Tokyo and Magical Project S)

EmperorBrandon

03-08-2006, 10:31 PM

It is extremely difficult for any anime series to match Magical Project S in my mind, and I'm not going to try and expect that here. On the same hand, I don't want to avoid it, as it could be something worth watching (as I found the case with Tenchi GXP, though I was a bit concerned on it at first). There hasn't been anything in the Tenchi-verse that has completely disappointed me at this point.

Suwako Moriya

03-08-2006, 11:09 PM

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EmperorBrandon said:
Looks like all the main girls are voiced by teenagers who haven't had any anime roles before (could be interesting I guess).

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Well as long as they're making a decent effort all things considered it shouldn't be too bad. Heck they may surprise us. Besides each VA has to start from somewhere. Even the VAs each of us are fond of today.

EmperorBrandon

03-09-2006, 01:05 AM

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Kiku Sarasugawa said:

Well as long as they're making a decent effort all things considered it shouldn't be too bad. Heck they may surprise us. Besides each VA has to start from somewhere. Even the VAs each of us are fond of today.

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Yeah, that's not to say they will be bad. Miyuki Sawashiro (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=5735) and Kaori Nazuka (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=439) started out with a major role while in their teens (heh, they're both around the same age as me, too. Cool...), and they're both quite talented with an impressive amount of anime voice work by this point.

In this case, pretty much the whole main cast of 5 is new, so it seems they're trying to do something special and hopefully they can pull it off (though of course they had to screw with voice continuity /images/graemlins/stunned0.gif)

Suwako Moriya

03-09-2006, 03:42 AM

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EmperorBrandon said:
(though of course they had to screw with voice continuity /images/graemlins/stunned0.gif)

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Depending on how many future Tenchi related series we get, wouldn't this have to happen eventually? I mean VAs do retire and even when a VA has yet to retire, they sometimes have schedules that prevent them from being able to be involved.

EmperorBrandon

03-09-2006, 10:12 AM

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Kiku Sarasugawa said:

Depending on how many future Tenchi related series we get, wouldn't this have to happen eventually? I mean VAs do retire and even when a VA has yet to retire, they sometimes have schedules that prevent them from being able to be involved.

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True, but that's just not the same as overhauling the whole cast. For instance, AMG TV had some replacements (notably Mamiko Noto voicing Sayoko rather than Junko Asami as before), but most of the core cast is still intact. The continuity has never once been broken in the main Tenchi franchise, and that's a time stretching 13 years (from the first OVA episode to the special episode that was made last year for the third OVA series) Well, this is somewhat of an unrelated series, but neither was Pretty Sammy (and it had all of the same VA's)

Suwako Moriya

03-09-2006, 10:27 AM

Well in the end, I guess one could always pretend they are trying to go for an even more alternate universe effect than before. Essentially by using new VAs. Okay so maybe not, but it's fun to think that way.

ChibiGoku

04-13-2006, 06:56 PM

I just saw episode 1. Bleh. I'm not liking the new voice actors that much. Washu's is alright, but the rest don't sound right, especially Sasami's to a certain extent.

golthin

04-13-2006, 08:31 PM

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ChibiGoku said:
I just saw episode 1. Bleh. I'm not liking the new voice actors that much. Washu's is alright, but the rest don't sound right, especially Sasami's to a certain extent.

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I also watched the first episode and It doesn't feel like tenchi. I hope they weren't trying to attract people that like Tenchi because they really failed. I will give it a couple of episodes before I decide about this show.

Suwako Moriya

04-13-2006, 10:07 PM

I just finished the first episode myself. Not sure what to think yet since they are still setting up the story. However it has potential. Also the ED theme is rather nice and the OP theme is divine. I rather enjoy it. Kind of catchy. Plus the way they make it so it seems like the characters are singing is kind of cute and err I better leave it at that.

Yeah I admit the new voices will take awhile to get used to, but then again this is a different series. Plus even original voices sometimes take time to get used to. Well "original" being a loose term because sometimes I won't have access to the original voice. Such as for example in Star Ocean the Second Story it would be Precis' English voice I'd be getting used to. Not her original Japanese voice. Come to think of it. The fact the voices are completely different may help in one regard. It kind of makes the idea that this is supposed to be a completely different series even more apparent. After all different character designs and different voices too.

Either way I plan to watch this series based on its own merits. I don't need it to be a clone of MPS or whatever to enjoy it. In fact I'd much rather SMSC be its own series than just a rehash of MPS. Of course those who want a rehash of MPS. Well just rewatch MPS episodes for that. Because after all it's much easier.

Also yes I'll admit I'm kind of attracted to Misao already. She has err a nice figure for her age. It's err quite noticable at certain angles. I think I've said too much already. Still given the way episode 1 went, I have a bad feeling that some angsty will happen concerning her at the half way mark.

Isuzu Inugami

04-14-2006, 09:53 AM

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Alyssa Searrs said:
Also yes I'll admit I'm kind of attracted to Misao already. She has err a nice figure for her age. It's err quite noticable at certain angles. I think I've said too much already. Still given the way episode 1 went, I have a bad feeling that some angsty will happen concerning her at the half way mark.

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Does Pixy Misa exist? or, are things moving in such a direction that Pixy Misa must naturally come into existence?

Lives may depend upon your answer, you know. /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif

bobma

04-14-2006, 10:42 AM

Had a look at the first episode and while it was overall ok, the main reason why I couldn't really get into it were the somewhat flat voice performances. As I understand it the voice actresses for this series' main characters are a bit on the young side, but after I've been spoiled by some stellar voice performances from this season (for example both main casts from Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu and Ouran Highschool Host Club), the performances from Mahou Shoujo Club seem to miss a certain "oomph" and expressiveness. I think I'll follow for a few more episodes to see where the story wants to go, but for now it's on a "after I watched everything else that interests me" kind of schedule.

Suwako Moriya

04-14-2006, 11:48 PM

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Shimauma said:
Does Pixy Misa exist? or, are things moving in such a direction that Pixy Misa must naturally come into existence?

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I can't say for certain, but it's possible given the nature of Misao's character in the first episode. They may use that to eventually lead into Pixy Misa. However that doesn't mean for certain Pixy Misa will be in the anime. I'm going to assume "No Pixy Misa" that way I'll be surprised if she apepars rather than let down if she does not.

Although then again I'm not sure if Pixy Misa is a good idea. One nice thing about this show is we're getting five girls instead of two. And while it's understand Sasami and Misao will be the main two. I want the other three to have a decent supporting role at least. If they bring in the Pixy Misa angle it may over shadow the three other girls and make them none existant.

Suwako Moriya

04-16-2006, 07:49 AM

In any case one thing I'm interested in is learning the exact powers of each of the girls. Some are easier to guess than others. For example Makoto seems to be able to control her size. Ah well either way they have to eventually reveal their powers anyway.

Isuzu Inugami

04-17-2006, 11:01 AM

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Alyssa Searrs said:
I'm not sure if Pixy Misa is a good idea. [...] If they bring in the Pixy Misa angle it may over shadow the three other girls and make them none existant.

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Bah! It's Misa's divine purpose to hog attention!

Heh. I just need to watch this and let go of my preconceptions, don't I. /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif

Suwako Moriya

04-17-2006, 07:03 PM

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Shimauma said:
Bah! It's Misa's divine purpose to hog attention!

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Oh yeah I forgot about that divine truth. Still she could show some mercy. Wait I must be delusional if I'm thinking that. Ah well I'll just have to wait and see. In any case it is your destiny to watch this or well at least it's my destiny. Which is all that matters. My destiny is more important.

Suwako Moriya

04-21-2006, 02:46 AM

This episode was decent considering it was a set up episode. Essentially Washu is err telling them stuff magic related. They eventually meet up with Makoto who for some reason keeps either growing or shrinking. Also Sasami and Misao are growing closer and hopefully even closer. Oh yeah there seems to be some posing practice.

The next episode should deal with Tsukasa who seems to be wind and/or speed based. Obvious from the opening I think. Same with Makoto and her size thing. Sasami is probably light and happy stuff. Misao I think is darkness. So the real question is what Anri falls under. Ah we may know in episode 4 if they don't delay her introduction.

Suwako Moriya

04-22-2006, 06:31 AM

Visiting the Ayeka Fan Club (Yes I'm a member), I learned a few things. First the series is only going to be 13 episodes. During the week of May 4 there will be no episode. So this means the show's formula will probably be like this. 1-4 will introduce the cast, 5-8 will show them interacting with each other. 9-12 will be the true plot while 13 will be the conclusion where Sasami and Misao get married. *Runs*

In any case apparently the voice actresses for the series are pretty young. I'll copy and paste the age list thing here.

Sasami/Mana Ogawa: born 1993/7/2 (this is her first VA role)
Misao/Himeko Shimura: born 1991/2/11
Makoto/Momoko Hatano: born 1993/2/19
Anri/Marin Funayama: born 1994/7/28
Tsukasa/Saharu Kawakami: born ????/??/??

Okay the last one is not known, but the ages range from 12 to 15 years old roughly.

Suwako Moriya

04-27-2006, 01:35 PM

Sasami, Misao and Makoto get their costumes. Which I believe they have to put on manually. No henshin scene. It's also made clear some Sasami is really fast by fast I mean everyone passes by her when she's trying to run. She eventually meets Tsukasa who uses "magic" wind to help both win.

Enter overly protective father. Sasami and crew decide to visit Tsukasa, but eventually get chased by the dogs of the over protective father. Of course as you can expect after a confrontation everything is resolved. It seems the father is talking to Washu about something, but I'm not sure what.

Next time Anri herself will appear and she seems to be well the angry member of the group. Well sadly I'll have to wait an extra week to see this episode due to whatever reason. Ie no episode May 4th and next week is May 4th. Darn it. Ah well, I'll live.

Suwako Moriya

05-11-2006, 03:37 PM

Finally after two weeks, I get to see the introduction of Anri. In short Anri seems to like Tsukasa. Anri is jealous of other girls. Anri plans revenge. Anri gets found out. Chase ensues and things get resolved somewhat.

Ah so not only do we have the usual Sasami x Misao. Now we're getting Anri x Tsukasa. At least in terms of Anri liking Tsukasa. Too bad it's only a five member group. Poor Makoto has no one. *Runs*

For more detailed explanations err it would be nice if I wasn't the only watching the series. Darn it, I've got to stop cursing anime. However the more I see of this the more I'm glad they ignored the whiners and didn't make this an MPS clone.

Suwako Moriya

05-18-2006, 10:24 PM

The basic idea of the episode is the girls end up visiting some place with err magical stuff, I'll have to leave it at that. However near the end of the episode, you get to see Sasami meet a mysterious boy. Quick guess. Is he a love interest in need of saving or in fact an evil villain? Maybe both.

Hmm both Anri and Tsukasa have yet put on their outfits. If they did maybe I forgot about it. By that I mean the magical girl outfits. Also it's definitely clear that Anri loves Tsukasa. Yeah the blood loss is a good indication. Hopefully Tsukasa will eventually feel the same way. Not sure what direction the series is going to go in for the remaining episodes. Ah well, I'll just have to wait and see hope they get a chance to shine soon. After all they are all together.

Suwako Moriya

06-02-2006, 06:38 AM

Episode 6: To make a long story short. Sasami dances with mysterious boy, I'm certain it's a boy anyway. Sasami also gets to see what she looks like older during this thanks to magical water. In any case it's made quite clear she has a crush on him. Then of course she goes back to bed. The rest is filled with scenes of the girls interacting during their visit to the "Witches' World" as it seems to be called. Including the girls trying to sing along with a song. As expected they eventually start heading back. Anri is resting on Tsukasa. As if we needed more hints. Err not that I mind them.

Episode 7: Not much to say on this one, I kind of need to rewatch it sorry. Okay so I'm lacking information in general. However the next time indicates a cultural festival. Which includes Anri apparently selling images of herself. I need a closer view of those images. For research purposes. Yeah that's it, research.

In any case now that I've watched over half the series, I can say that I'm kind of leaning towards Anri as my favorite of the girls. Not to say I hate the others, but she kind of appeals to me. Except for the nosebleed aspect. I definitely like her outfit. Err let's leave it at that. Plus unlike Sasami or Misao where you can deny an "attraction" to each other. It's not so easy to deny that Anri loves Tsukasa or at least it's harder to anyway. Or maybe I'm seeing things that aren't there.

Suwako Moriya

06-08-2006, 12:29 PM

Yeah this was definitely a cultural episode as various booths were open. In any case the main thing of interest is people being mean to Misao. The girls trying to make Misao feel better and getting Sasami's two friends on better terms with Misao. I could be wrong though. Ah yes Anri was blatantly selling images of herself. Although none of the images were anything that risque. Yeah there was one of her sleeping, but she was in her normal outfit in each. Also Tsukasa is practicing with her magic.

I was reading up on spoilers from a certain blog concerning earlier episodes and etc. In any case it seems the higher ups want Washu to go from getting the girls to control use of their magic to actually using their magic. The next episode involves Washu seemingly being fired. However I'm not sure if this is related to something more major. As in a magical conspiracy. Or if it will just related to the school itself and having nothing to do with the magic side of things

In any case with the character introduction done (1-4) and the time spent together done (5-8). Hopefully episode 9 will begin a change of focus and hopefully lead to the girls actually wearing their outfits in the series. I've really only seen Sasami, Misao, and Mako wear them in the show. I'm kind of getting impatient. Ah well.

Suwako Moriya

06-17-2006, 05:17 PM

This was definitely one of the better episodes. You get to see the girls practicing with their brooms trying to fly. Plus this time around, they're all wearing the costumes. One of the best scenes was when the girls were planning an elaborate plan around their abilities. Which kind of left out Sasami. Poor girl.

In any case the main idea is Tonobe due to a misunderstanding believes that Washu is taking advantage of the girls. Because they come out holding brooms. The club is going to be disbanded unless Washu can cook something good it seems. Well the girls try to deal with the problem since Washu is not that motivated. Which eventually leads to Sasami pretending to be Washu, but she's found out.

Washu begins to leave which makes all the girls upset. Tonobe even seems to regret the whole thing. Sasami eventually glows. Yes every power must be emotionally connected. Washu goes back to calm her down and since Tonobe saw the whole thing Tsukasa decides to whack him. All so they can lie and say it was a dream.

There's more, but I'll leave it at that. The next episode doesn't look very promising. It's a baby sitting episode. Something not needed for a 13 episode series to waste time with. Although maybe there will be more to it and something will come of it. Either way just four episodes remain. Here's hoping 11-13 can be focused together a single plot thread to make the most of things.

golthin

06-17-2006, 09:22 PM

It must be lonely out there man! I stopped following the show myself, only get updates from your posts. It also has to do with how hard the episodes are to find, too much effort to find the episodes, I can spent the time watching or reading stuff. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif I can understand you though, It seems I am the only person in here that is watching the good witch of the west.

Suwako Moriya

06-17-2006, 09:28 PM

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I actually have been watching that series off and on. Sometime the problem is the people watching a show may not feel up to discussing it. Sometimes because they don't have the energy. Sometimes they're not very confident in talking in detail. Finally sometimes people give up and realize they may as well be talking to themselves.

Suwako Moriya

07-01-2006, 08:12 PM

10: This was different than I assumed. A girl catches them using magic and believes it can be used to bring back her dead parents. Note the girl also has read a story about witches and zombies. Err yeah. Of course we have Tsukasa thinking about her own mother.

11: This of course starts the conclusion of the series. First this is your required burn out episode or something like that. However the main idea is the girls are supposed to be involved in some tournament Which will start in episode 12 and maybe carry over into episode 13. The most interesting part was Sasami's dad on the train by himself. This is usually a bad sign if you ask me.

In any case it looks like 12 and 13 will be a possible two parter. Just a theory of course. Either way hopefully we'll be seeing them showing of the results of the training. All must have confidence in Washu. Well this is Washu we're talking about. So decide for yourself how much confidence one should have. Either way I'll be continuing to check Matthew's blog which is good for getting information on what happened in each episode. Nice that someone is blogging it.

Suwako Moriya

07-13-2006, 08:36 PM

Yes that's right there will be a second season of the series in the fall. I first learned about at the Ayeka Fanclub. A person mentioned he learned it from 2chan. I didn't say anything before, but it's mainly because I'm not sure if I can trust 2chan.

However Matthew who has been blogging the series at his blog confirms a second season when talking about episode 12. Also I just finished episode 13. It has a next time "preview". However whether the preview is a general preview for season 2 or just episode 14 as it were. I can't say.

As for the series itself. Well the final episode isn't much of a conclusion per say, but then that may be partially because there is going to be a second season. Either way this is definitely good news. Now if only it would get licensed already.