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Keten said: I think you summed it up quite well actually.JizzyHitler said: it saddens me that this show will go so unappreciated though, people just see it as that random comedy show with ass jokes when in reality its a creative playground allowing different directors to create truly unique and crazy works not possible in other shows with settings and ideas you really wont find in another show. This genius episode is just the best example of something that could not work in anything else. I agree completely(However I can understand why it isn't as appreciated as it should be). I think it also has to do with marketing that the show failed a tad. They basically marketed it at it's most simplistic form, "Referential and vulgar humor revolving around boobs and references." When they should have marketed it in a way that shows how bizarre it is. I am not going to say it's perfect because there are some weak episodes that drag it down a tad but it is honestly the only anime I have ever seen where I have an incredibly hard time grasping how to rate it. It doesn't have a story at all, it's just episodic nonsense but.. It does so much with it that you can barely call it nonsense. It's characters don't really develop because it's episodic nonsense... but they go into such unique ideas and worlds and come up with fun single episode plot lines. It's like if they took Lupin III and fused it with Panty and Stocking or something, except with Panty and Stocking and Lupin III, they were just simply episodic comedies(And they did a damn good job at being such), but sometimes Space Dandy doesn't even have much humor in it's episodes so it doesn't really have a set "Genre" besides Sci-Fi. The only way I can really describe Space Dandy is as they put it, "A Dandy Guy In Space" because throughout all the episodes, the only consistent thing is that Dandy... Is a Dandy Guy... In Space... Lol It doesn't get appreciated because critics expect a good story, good humor, and good development. Space Dandy doesn't do any of that. Nor does it really have any appeal to casuals because it's a really bizarre show that has no consistency. If I were to TRY and think of a summary of what Space Dandy is though... I guess it would be... A testing ground for ideas and animation... There aren't many anime out there like that... If any at all. The closest comparison I guess would be FLCL for it's blend of animation styles and bizarre form of storytelling. It's definitely not a show for everyone but it's one of those shows where if someone said they hate it, I would totally understand and if someone said they love it, I would also totally understand. Maybe I am over-thinking it. I mean the most basic way of describing it really is just Episodic Nonsense, but it certainly gives off a feeling that it's much more than that. Unfortunately it is hit or miss. This episode though is bloody fantastic. |
Immahnoob said: Jizzy, I know you have no idea how to argue for shit, tokiyashiro said: Jizzy as you would call yourself because youre a dick The most butthurt award goes to you And clearly you havent watched that many shows thats why you cant determine if a show is unique or not Or maybe you're just a child who likes common stuffs where hero saves the day and guys gets all the girls. Sad taste you have there kid you came up to me in the first place making you look more like a kid who got slapped without me even knowing it and start crying about it to me |
| Wow...got chills watching this episode. Definitely one of the deepest and most imaginative episodes of an anime I've ever seen. That was quite magical |
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| MAN! This episode was just beautiful. I had already been enjoying Season 2, but this has securely boosted it from an 8/10 to a 9/10 on my list, for sure. Keten said: It's like if they took Lupin III and fused it with Panty and Stocking or something, except with Panty and Stocking and Lupin III, they were just simply episodic comedies(And they did a damn good job at being such), but sometimes Space Dandy doesn't even have much humor in it's episodes so it doesn't really have a set "Genre" besides Sci-Fi. I'd say it's like if they blended together Lupin III, Panty and Stocking, Cowboy Bebop, and Paprika... maybe with a little tiny hint of Metropolis. Keten said: It's characters don't really develop because it's episodic nonsense... I don't know if I'd agree entirely... I mean, sure they don't develop in the traditional sense, but I feel like we learn more and more about them with each episode, and they end up being very memorable and having very well developed personalities, even if they don't have any real growth over the course of the series. |
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vigorousjammer said: I don't know if I'd agree entirely... I mean, sure they don't develop in the traditional sense, but I feel like we learn more and more about them with each episode, and they end up being very memorable and having very well developed personalities, even if they don't have any real growth over the course of the series. I never said they are bad characters. They are great characters. Just they don't develop because it's episodic nonsense. They get fleshed out though and that's just as important as development. Dandy is basically Spike+Lupin, except more of a buffoon. lol |
KetenAug 28, 2014 9:50 PM
| Pink Floyd-ass soundtrack here...Pretty good. This ep, along with a couple others in the series, would really be best enjoyed when you're on something, I'd assume... |
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| This was a great episode. I loved the visuals, the soundtrack and the atmosphere. What I didn't kind of like was that death-theme. |
| Everyone saying this was one of the best episodes and I'm here thinking that it was one of the worse ._. Why? It wasn't funny at all. |
b1GZZ said: Everyone saying this was one of the best episodes and I'm here thinking that it was one of the worse ._. Why? It wasn't funny at all. Because you think GC, SAO and Shingeki are good. Space Dandy is imho not a comedy, but rather an unusual SoL with comedy elements. And besides that: It was just one of the best stories the show managed to tell with its limited time of 20 minutes. |
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b1GZZ said: Everyone saying this was one of the best episodes and I'm here thinking that it was one of the worse ._. Why? It wasn't funny at all. Well if you try to think of this exact episode in humor, it lines more to a black humor itself. Still overall this is not a pure comedy show. It has splashes of it through the episodes, but it is an episodic adventure which plays in all the different genres, and does it wonderfully. Nidhoeggr said: And besides that: It was just one of the best stories the show managed to tell with its limited time of 20 minutes. While I think there a couple other episodes that could be on par with this episode. I feel it was one of the best 20 mins, I have seen in anime in storytelling, and design in a long while. |
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| Those weird things reminded me of Digimon and overall not so good ep. |
| Seeing the preview and all these comments, I was expecting a pretty good episode, and I saw an amazing one. I like how Watanabe takes advantage of Space Dandy's sci-fi and surreal elements, in order to create an afterlife setting. He doesn't try to preach a certain way to live, but he gives you something to think about after the episode is over. Actually, I would co-relate the themes of this episode to the existential themes in Cowboy Bebop. Putting as(s)ide all the jokes about boobs and ass, sometimes it feels that these 2 shows are different sides of the same coin. I wonder if Admiral Perry has some connection to this planet, since he looks like a skeleton. Maybe he escaped after losing his soul or something...? |
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| great episode. i had some Ghibli vibes. ^^ very beautiful visuals and the music was also impressive (but some tracks to short, i hope on the OST2 they will be longer). |
| Such an uneven show, the Dandy is I absolutely love it's more artistic and serious episodes like this one, and get bored with most of "pure comedy" ones (Like the next one will probably be)... |
| Holy shit. that was dreamlike. loved it. |
| it was a nice episode but i didn't feel the hype everyone was going on about. the music was brilliant though and i liked the style. it was just too short to enjoy. edit - after reading through a few comments, i'm a bit blown away at the context. i'd better rewatch s1 and 2 when they finish airing. Godtier_Taste said: Akame ga KILL, Tokyo Ghoul, Tokyo ESP, Aldnoah.Zero, Sword Art Online II, your favorite anime, all fucking SUCK! lol you only listed the overhyped ones Kaioshin_Sama said: pakoko said: Like everyone is saying, what a pretty episode to look at. The song choices for this episode were also well composed and unique. I liked having the ending be a montage of Planet Limbo, and not the usual ending song "Too easy game, too easy game, too easy gamuh..." Kind of gave off a Mushishi feel in terms of the atmosphere, mixed together with Shaft-style animation. Loved every second of it. How was that at all like Shafts style? I hope people don't think Shaft invented bizarre imagery in anime or something. It definitely had the abstract and moving hair thing down. I mean, I know it wasn't even relevant to SHAFT but the style reminded me of theirs. AcidPunk said: Dandymonogatari |
MayukaSep 15, 2014 11:50 AM
| That's so deep I can see Adele rolling |
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| I needed this episode in my life. It was beautiful. The music really stood out too. It was fantastic. |
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| I am really torn between "this episode is amazing" and "WTF did I just watch?" But no regent Dandy is a sexy Dandy :3 |
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| What an amazing episode, the whole atmosphere had this really interesting and mysterious feel around it and the overall development was just perfect! Really great episode I must say! Let's see what's next. |
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| This to me was the best Space Dandy episode, enough to bump my score of this season from 8 to 9. The music was great, spacey and atmospheric (kind of reminded me of Pink Floyd), and the art, lighting and animation were just beautiful. I can use almost every frame of this episode as my desktop wallpaper. So according to this episode, every Dandy episode so far more or less exists in its own alternate universe. |
VhailorOct 4, 2014 11:24 PM
| i had almost dropped this showankfully the last 2 eps have been much better an this one in particular was just great, second best Dandy ep imo great animation as well |
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| the atmosphere & character designs were interesting. I can see this being a series on it own if the content was expanded. |
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| One thing came to mind: Pink Floyd. This whole episode had the feeling of it. |
| Poor Planet Limbo, so lonely, so cute. I also liked the ending (he stays dead and comes back, right? or at least one dimensional iteration of Dandy does). Great episode, trippy visuals with trippy music, probably one of my favorite episodes of the season with episode 5. |
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| This is certainly the best episode of Space Dandy so far. I was surprised that it was so deep. The show's been so light hearted overall. I loved Dandy's attitude through the episode. I'd totally watch a show just about Planet Limbo. "You can't have happiness without sadness! They're like cousins or some junk." |
| wow just wow~ i admired Dandy for coming back~ cant leave a pretty girl alone ain't he? |
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| Im the only one that finds it stupid that after all that Dandy has been trough, he died in such a simple way. And touching ending. |
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| I would have made the same choice as dandy. |
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| "I'm going to boobies, you can take this funeral and shove it." Best line ever. |
| Another weird episode. It was dark and less comical, but also deep and melancholic. The artwork was beautiful. |
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| Shinigami world is sure creepy baby. |
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| Looks pretty cool with his hair down. Think there was one episode in S1 where his hair was normal as well. |
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| loneliness. emptiness. melancholy. this is what I felt throughout the entire episode. damn, I can;t really explain it, but this episode really made me feel and think. The soundtrack, the art. The imagination of this episode was amazing. Every second had me in awe, seriously. Perhaps it was the whole topic of death - living to die, constantly thinking about death and then dying without ever truly living- that made this episode so memorable... I remember watching the scene where that alien princess plays "Pavane for a Dead Princess" on guitar on Youtube along time ago, and that's actually what got me to watch Space Dandy. Such a strange, sad feeling I got at the end. Dandy being dead, his hair down, and no comedy. It was such a strange feeling, but not bad by any means. Amazing episode, Space Dandy truly explores the entire spectrum of emotion. "A World Without Sadness, Baby" .... |
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NotJizzyHitler said: This is by far my favorite episode yet, it was simply beautifully and the imagery was so impressively dark but creative with a hint of magic to it. This was just a really captivating episode for me Also was it me, or did the ending kind of confirm the different universe dandies theory Exactly this.  |
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| Just finished watching this... absolutely speechless. Probably one of the most creative and beautiful episodes of any anime I've seen thus far. My hat goes off to the creators, just wonderful. |
| After all the ordeals Dandy has been through, he trips and then dies. Very Dandy-like |
| OMG this episode was amazing, definitely one of my favorites. The OST, the atmosphere, the topic, the visuals. Amazing. Space Dandy just keeps on blowing my mind over and over again. Probably the best episode of the series. |
alpha_shadowMar 12, 2016 2:49 AM
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| oh my fucking god how the hell does this series keep so damn fresh with every ep??? well no shit that's what happens when you have different figureheads for each ep and just like that i answered my rhetorical question but NIGGA DAMN THIS IS CANONICAL seriously, watanabe should stop trying to do serious things all the way like zankyou cos that was bullshit he should make more space dandy cos DIS, IS DA SHIT |
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