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Definitely the most emotional "Dragon Quest clone" I've ever played. Most Dragon Quest games delve into same old themes and same old accepted lore. I prefer more emotional storytelling and varied themes. Nobody cared when any DQ characters died either.

As for previous drawing, I'm glad you like it and I hope that it gave you a Ghost in the Shell manga feel. It's actually based on the 1998 game with Toshihiro Kawamoto's character designs. Yes, the Cowboy Bebop character designer and someone asked why Motoko looked like Faye in this retro game. Very different artstyle than other adaptations, from the 1995 movie to Arise series stuff.

Speaking of cyberpunk, I really can't wait to delve into Tokyo Ghost. Think Dot Hack with the consequences of untested experiments of Steins;Gate. That's the indie graphic novel that I'll delve into besides a plethora of space western comics not known to everyone. I still want to check out Wanted that I saw in a Screenrant article about comics that deserve adaptations.

To be quite honest, more adaptations of indie comics would be great. Too many superheroes and remakes in the big screen.

I'm surprised Warner hasn't adapted Transmetropolitan yet (typical Hollywood ignorant of graphic novels beyond Marvel and DC). Very different than conventional stuff, so yes, not cyberpunk in the traditional sense.

I'm pretty sure that I saw Solty Rei break the mold as well and I cried (OK! Maybe not in the traditional sense) when several characters in this underrated cyberpunk anime died for good. One stabbed, one shot to death and another that lost blood somewhat long after a catastrophic event.

Silent Möbius also broke the mold while it was inspired by Blade Runner. The beginning had a cultist summoning monsters from another universe like Hellboy. It was also supernatural long before Bleach and Yu Yu Hakusho existed.

A world with demons summoned from another universe would be scary. We have enough abnormal creatures in this universe already. Ranging from ghosts to semiconductor lifeforms (aliens, possibly ruling hot exoplanets having robust, metalloid body parts and capable of outsmarting our cutting-edge computers) to bigfoot.

I haven't read much manga recently, but I like them.

I might have to check out that 80s anime you mentioned some time. I'll definitely do that as I wait for future Macross movies as I delve into indie comics besides Copperhead (big fan of space westerns).

As for mecha, I find the war story of Zoids Assault to be significantly deeper than all of Gundam combined. Except G Gundam, which doesn't revolve around war, but a fight to save mankind from some kind of threat that's never been seen by most which is rare in that universe.

Zoids Assault should have gotten a sequel ages ago and it should revolve around saving prisoners of war, which would be Rambo 2 levels of epic. The weapons used in that game are as real as military grade stuff we see in real life rather than weapons used in sci-fi, like the Death Star (no beam weapons, but that citybusting Deathsaurer cannon was something devastating) . Yes, Zoids Assault is a whole other universe and that universe should have been continued.

It should have had a broader soundtrack, but at least the opening was catchy as well as the endgame mission one. Using a very small squad to fight a big army the most strategic ways possible. Behind those big armies are fishy schemes being planned by rich people, warmongering usurpers attempting dictatorship, that is. Trying to ravage the lands via exploitation or worse.

Joker did once say that people in power like the mayor and police department always have plans. Auron once said that those with power seek to use it. Misuse of power is that theme Zoids Assault delved into.

As of late, I've been playing Lunar: Silver Story and its got a powerful conjurer more evil than Exdeath. Like Justin from the underrated Grandia, Alex has to save his girlfriend from bad guys.

Having said that, I hope that you're having a wonderful Year of the Snake.

Yes, I go big plans this year and I hope that this year will be better for my friends as well.

Said shoujo fangirl and Sagittarius friend Elise should definitely play Star Ocean 2. Second Story R, that is, even though my favorite character Chisato Madison got nerfed in battle. She was a more powerful ally in the original that helped me defeat Gabriel and his crew. A sexy warrior in the original as well.

Chisato Madison like Lois Lane has good knowledge of martial arts, as you can see.

Another friend of mine is thinking of playing that remake because of Nurse Joy's original dubber Megan Hollingshead having been the witch Celine. She also did a great job as Susie Evans and was a perfect match for the Squad 7 character.

Anime-wise, I'm still waiting for a new Macross movie to come out. Big West and Harmony Gold should be ready to release any future Macross movies worldwide. Macross movies should be better than Star Wars as of late.

I have my half-Asian friend to thank for giving me such news as shown on Den of Geek.

Speaking of space opera, I'm still thinking of reading Paper Girls, Black Science and Saga.

With that said, Merry Christmas!

I hope that you'll also have a wonderful Year of the Snake.

I hope that you had a wonderful birthday as of late and I really gotta check out Ghost in the Shell: Innocence some time (RIP to Atsuko Tanaka and at least she had a role in Valkyria Chronicles).

I've been so busy with knifemaking and art that I almost forgot about Fafner The Beyond.

I hope that future Macross movies that Den of Geek told me about years ago will start getting released next year. I actually can't wait for Year of the Dragon to end if it means better movies will be made.

One movie from this year that I would recommend to my busy North Carolina friend is Gundam SEED Freedom. Having read so many manga I've never heard of.

I may play around with my charcoal pencils soon enough.

Happy birthday!!! Hope you have an amazing day :)

Not sure if video games or JRPGs are your thing, but I would sure love to see Armed Fantasia (the Wild Arms spiritual successor) get released around my 36th birthday. Too bad Bee Train won't be around to adapt or make a standalone story based on that spiritual successor of an underrated wild west franchise. The only Wild Arms anime is that standalone Twilight Venom and that was back in Y2K.

I thought the animations (movements in general) in that Wild Arms 3 intro was flawless and that's what I'd like to see more often in anime. The character designs in that game were way ahead of its time. IMO, the 90s didn't end until 2003. In general! More neo-western stuff would be great to see.

The first three Wild Arms are basically a western/steampunk hybrid. They were a new kind of western overall. Kind of like Cowboy Bebop, Trigun and Outlaw Star were several decades ago.

All of a sudden, I'm remembering that Christopher Cross song and that is the kind of song I would play when reading Copperhead.

Said shoujo fangirl or Elise would love to see the return of Wild Arms under a different name too. Will be 38 next month and she's been watching anime for a very long time too. She deserves Armed Fantasia on her birthday.

It would be Hyper Police and I can't wait to get into Saga some time. Five other indie comics at least that are potentially similar as well.

I also can't wait to read at least 12 other indie comics that are also potentially similar to either Solty Rei or Twilight Venom (Wild Arms in general as well). Definitely around Year of the Snake or next year. After I finish my Devilman kick as well and I'll get into alternate Devilman stories much later (I only need the original, Shin Devilman, Devilman Lady, Devilman Saga and Violence Jack)

We know that there are more indie comics than just Witchblade, The Crow and Hellboy. All of which have adaptations and Witchblade got two.

Anyway milady! So what do you think stories centered on outworldly creatures catching bad guys in a dystopian futuristic world where humans are at the brink of extinction?

Definitely one of the best things about the 2003 anime.

My supertomboyish, big Virgo friend that likes some of the same light novels as you told me that she hates Brotherhood because of the jarring slapstick humor. So she prefers the 2003 anime and those first two PS2 games' stories. She generally loves sci-fi, psychological and unconventional anime, same with manga.

Megumi Toyoguchi should have had a chance to reprise her role as Winry in Brotherhood, but at least her acting roles are mixed. Kids should know her by now as Dawn.

Other than that, my German-American friend would totally agree with you about Greed.

Sagittarius women seem to have keen interest in art by the way. Said shoujo fangirl or Ellie that I've known for a decade is easily drawn to very beautiful manga art.

I wonder what she thinks of the upcoming Magic Knight Rayearth remake and shoujo is easily her specialty.

Huge CLAMP nerd as well. She should also read Hyper Police between work hours as well because the demon ladies working as bounty hunters are relatable and the artwork is like flawless. I can easily relate to Natsuki's struggles in a racist world that hates talking demons trying to live a humanly life.

That same tomboy loves the fact that Hyper Police's adaptation has Yuko Miyamura and Kotono Mitsuishi (having reprised her role in the recent Gundam SEED movie) in the cast. Yes, huge EVA nerd as well. She loves the Rebuild movies more than literally everyone else.

Most people think that those movies are all style and no substance like the don't know modern blockbusters.

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Welcome back milady! Didn't know you were online right now. Anyway, what do you love most about Greed? My German-American friend told me that she loves that character. Same age as that one shoujo fangirl and Potterhead that is working overtime while reading manga that I haven't seen in three years. Born on December also.

Aside from shoujo manga, that same shoujo fangirl in her late 30s also loves FMA, the manga, that is. She also loves the standalone stories in those PS2 games that Square Enix brought to America decades ago. Crimson Elixir has the best story out of that FMA game franchise.

I look forward to reading indie comics after Oh! My Goddess. Transmetropolitan should be as interesting as The Crow and Witchblade (I love that Gonzo adaptation). Wanted also sounds very interesting which must be cooler than Avengers. Even League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was cooler than Avengers and the MCU.

Good morning milady!

I haven't seen Bravern yet, but it looks a lot like Sunrise's Yuusha franchise and its got some Dai-Guard vibes too. I might check it out after I finish reading Ah! My Goddess, all 48 of those volumes.

Omoide Emanon sounds interesting and the plot also sounds cryptic, kind of like Armored Core (a mecha franchise that I easily put over Gundam). I might get into that some time after I finish Ah! My Goddess.

So what do you love most about Omoide Emanon? I think that's the manga my long time, semitomboyish friend from North Carolina is into besides a bunch of manga I've never heard of.

Aside from Silent Möbius, Hyper Police and Venus Wars (said semitomboy knows Yoshikazu Yasuhiro via Gundam: The Origin) are some of the most obscure manga I've ever read. Even Sorcerer Hunters was that obscure for me.

Other graphic novels that I can't wait to read are Wanted, Transmetropolitan, Saga and others that I've seen in an article about comics that deserve movie adaptations. Why League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was featured there is beyond me and everyone knows what that is.