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Title sums it up and feel free to throw you hat (ship) in. The Special Class-1 Astro Combatant Ship - Desura II The second flag ship of Leader Abelt Dessler as well as his seat of power post his exile. The Desura I was Dessler's original flag ship and was a standard dreadnought found in the Gamilas Empire all be it with a golden control room to replicate Dessler's thrown room and the ship's hull was painted in the distinctive blue of the Imperial Guard fleet, and the bridge crew was composed of Imperial Guard officers. It was destroyed during an assassination attempt on Dessler. The complete Desura II is composed of two separate spacecraft. A smaller and more lightly armed core ship provides command functions both when operating independently and when docked with the larger Desura II hull. Desura II - Core Ship Desura II - Complete The complete ship is about 638 meters in length. The Desura II is crewed by soldiers and officers of the Imperial Guard, but it also carries several hundred armed Garmilloid robot troops. Stored in compartments along the outer hull, the robots can be deployed on individual jetpacks that allow them to manoeuvre freely in space toward enemy targets. It's standard armaments consist of: 6 480 mm triple-mount positron cannon turrets, 6 330 mm triple-mount positron cannon turrets, 6 330 mm triple-mount positron beam turrets, 51 wing, aft, and ventral mounted torpedo launch tubes. The Core Ship is armed with: 6 point defence guns around bridge and 4 bow torpedo launch tubes. It is also armed with harpoon cables that can be fired into another object to secure it or to anchor Desura II in place and has the ability to directly access and override control of the computer systems of other Garmillas facilities. The Desura II's most iconic weapon is it's Dessler Cannon. The Dessler Cannon is the same type of weapon as the Wave Motion Gun used by the Yamato. The Wave Motion Gun was a powerful weapon capable of destroying anything as large as Australia. Its energy comes from the Wave Motion Engine, which is a large device that behaves as a high-power capacitor. This "capacitor" charges up the power input to the critical point of 120% at which point the person in charge of the firing mechanism releases the final safety lock and fires the weapon when ready. Due to the massive need of concentrated power, the "barrel" of the weapon is required to be long, and in the Yamato's case, the barrel is the whole ship from the engine to the firing gate. Light emitted from the cannon is so intensive that crew within the light range of the cannon must wear Anti-Shock/Flash goggles in addition of tinting the window.In Yamato 2199, a detailed explanation and system diagram of the wave motion engine and the wave motion gun are shown. The wave motion gun's proper name is the "Dimensional Wave Motion Explosive Compression Emitter". The wave motion engine sits at the core of the ship's reactor unit, and provides power by expanding compactified higher dimensions that are curled up as Calabi-Yau manifolds. With the expansion of the higher dimensions, energy is released into the wave motion reactor into the gravity wave compression chambers and the tachyon particle oscillator control unit. A super-gravity wave is created and directed towards the muzzle of the wave motion gun, generating a stream of micro black holes. These micro black holes rapidly evaporate and have their mass-energy fully converted into Hawking radiation in the process, and that is the source of the wave motion gun's destructive capabilities. Dessler was able to develop his own version, the Wave Motion tech the humans possess haveing been given to them by another race, and the cannon was originally believed to be a fixed part of the Dimensional Mobile City Fortress Second Baleras. The Fortress functioning in a similar fashion to the Death Star. However in reality the Desura II was docked in fortress's cannon. Given that the colour violet is a shorter wavelength than blue, the output of the weapon is likely more powerful than the Yamato's Wave Motion Gun due to denser energy particles. The Dessler Cannon has been shown to decimate an entire enemy fleet in one shot and engulf a planet in flames and eventually destroy it.

Hmmmm not an easy question. Manga is not like wester comics and you well know. They are a self contained story that dose have an end while comics go on for years with reworkings, reboots and the like. In resent years we've seen some manga keep going however, Naruto with Boruto and Death Note's had the odd new piece crop up know and again. The real big case of continuation is stuff from Go Nagai with many reworkings of his creations such as Mazinger Z, Devilman and Cutie Honey. Most other long running anime like Gundam are almost always somthing new with each iteration, as far as I understand. For my part I think Dragon Ball is simply appealing to many. Dragon Ball is not unintelligent, but as think it just boils down to it being fun and simple. I will admit the series is passed it's prime, in fact it's most popular arc, the Frieza Arc, is wear it's general quality of writing started to dip, the simple and fun factor has never gone away. As to why its still going, the series has held onto a very big and loyal fan base, but what really kicked this of was Battle of Gods and Resurrection F. Both did very well at the box office, F being one of the highest grossing anime films ever and BoG was critically acclaimed. Those two films were what really made it possible for Super to come into existence, that and Toriyama being interested in coming back on board. Dragon Ball pretty much stopped being a Journey to the West story after it's first arc. In fact the first arc is almost a completely different style of story compared to the later parts. The Android Saga seems to be strongly influenced by the Terminator which game out not long befor and Trunks himself seems based on Kyle Reese.

As in why at all or why the series then this movie? The former, like GT befor it continue the series and make money as far as Toei is concerned. If its the later this film follows the series. I wont give away the events of the end to the Super anime but I will say it was an open ending with quotes from those involved being that it was over "for now". So the anime could be coming back later. "Broly" takes place after the ToP and is a retconning of the Legendery Super Saiyan into the series proper. Befor he was solely a movie villain separate from any series cannon. On that note....

All Monarch Monster Files Monarch Designation: Rodan Classification: Titanus Rodan Nature: Bio-Volcanic Body Height: 154f Wingspan: 871ft Behavior: Destroyer Range: Worldwide Within a Monarch containment facility atop the active Isla de Mona volcano, a mysterious Titan lies in pyrostasis within the restless magma. The legends speak of it as the “Fire Demon” or “The One Born of Fire”, but a simpler name echoes through the ancient temples of volcanically active regions: “Rodan”. A volcanic internal combustion system of magma flows throughout a body covered in rock-like scales that act as geothermal armor. While much larger in size, Rodan has a skeletal structure similar to that of a Pteranodon - one of the earliest vertebrates known to have developed the power of flight. Just as Kong is king of the primates, Rodan may have once been king of the skies. Because of the extreme temperatures within this particular containment facility, current lab equipment can’t function properly. As a result, thermal heat signatures on the creature are impossible to collect, and Monarch detection crews conducted cardiograms via aerial satellite for life sign detection and verification. Much like the volcano that incubates it, Rodan is alive but dormant. Rodan’s wings are wrapped around its body in stasis, but our cryptos estimate a wingspan big enough to create a sonic thunderclap capable of leveling entire cities as it flies overhead. RF-Capture scans reveal that Rodan’s skin is not made of rock, but does have an outer dermis of sharp volcanic sediment collected from centuries of dormancy. Sci-ops theorizes the vulcanized appearance of its skin may be an evolutionary trait developed as a form of camouflage against mountain or large rock formations. Truly, a Titan forged in fire. Monarch Designation: Mothra Classification: Titanus Mosura Nature: Unknown Body Height: 52ft Wingspan: 803ft Range: UNKNOWN From erased Nazca lines to the hidden Temple of the Moth, the name “Mothra” is woven throughout the most secret mythologies of our planet. The folklore and fairy tales tell of a winged creature of blinding light, an angel of the clouds whose god-like luminescence has the power to shatter the sky. Ancient spirit tablets discovered in the mountain jungles of the Yunnan Province portray a giant winged alpha of the Lepidoptera order. In all of our findings, human civilization is pictographically shown in poses that imply deification of the so-called “Queen of the Monsters”, suggesting the creature was once a benign part of the natural order. When Monarch containment crews discovered the live Titan chrysalis within the Chinese myth site, Dr. Emma Russell was quickly dispatched to closely monitor the creature that lay dormant within it. A quickening sonar pulse suggests the creature is awakening. If she ever emerges from her ancient slumber, a superspecies that once illuminated the sky will be reborn as Mothra. Pupal DNA samples suggest a remarkable, multi-stage evolution. On reaching adulthood, Mothra’s gigantic thorax is capable of emitting beta-wave bioluminescence which can be projected through the intricate patterns on its wings and weaponized into blinding ‘god rays’. As one of the deadliest and most beautiful natural phenomena in Earth’s history, no wonder this devastating guardian angel was worshipped as a goddess by the ancient human civilizations blessed to witness her. Monarch Designation: Monster Zero Classification: UNKNOWN Nature: Bio-Electrical Body Height: 521ft Wingspan: UNKNOWN Range: UNKNOWN From the Hydra to the Rainbow Serpent, myth was the compass that led us to the resting place of the three-headed Titan. A name, unspoken through millennia of whispered nightmares. A living extinction event, named “the one who is many”. We call it Monster Zero. At a Monarch containment facility deep in the frozen tundra of Antarctica, a three-headed winged serpent of ancient yet unknown origin lies frozen within a glacial tomb of ice. This is without question the largest superspecies ever discovered, easily dwarfing Godzilla at a height of over five-hundred feet tall. Cranial scans reveal a divergent frontal lobe density in the brains of the three heads, denoting each head has disparate levels of cognitive functions, and possibly even independent thought. Monster Zero’s dermal layer is gilded with trace amounts of aurum (See Ark Record # 73.126). Metallurgical studies theorize the scales act as a conductor capable of carrying bioelectrical currents through the creature’s body. Injuries have been discovered on several locations on the beast’s body, reminiscent of claw and scorch marks. Exo-Forensics are currently investigating. Muscle tendons on the wings are so hyper-tensile that their massive aerodynamics could generate hurricane-force winds when in flight. Coupled with its body’s electro-receptor molecular biology capable of conducting electrical currents, water vapor in the air would be heated at extreme levels creating its own localized storm system as it travels. Simply put, if Monster Zero were to fly again, the stratosphere would be torn open by an otherworldly tempest of thunder and lightning our sky has never seen. Cryptolinguistics has analyzed translations of every worldwide case study of Monster Zero in the Monarch database across tens of thousands of years. The ancients called it Ghidorah.

Fun fact from City at the Edge of Battle Godzilla Earth's Electro Magnetic Practical Beam has an output of 300 Terawatts.

Ok and we have a leaked image of Rodan's model. Some pictures for Ghidorah and Mothra to but both are far less reliable then this one.

First image.

Giant Gorg Review Synopsis: In 1990, an island emerged about two thousand kilometers south-east of the country of Samoa. It was named New Austral Island because of its close proximity to Austral Island. However, due to a secret concerning the new landmass, an organization called GAIL covered up its existence. Though absent from the map, it was still very much afloat. As part of the cover-up, Dr. Tagami, a university professor obsessed with the island, was killed.In his will, he instructed his son, Yuu Tagami to meet with his former student, Dr. Wave, in New York. Shortly after he arrives, he, Dr. Wave, Doris (Dr. Wave’s sister), and their dog, Argos, are attacked by GAIL. They escape with the help of Captain, an old friend of Dr. Wave’s who Doris describes as “a bad guy.” With Captain’s help, they make their way to Austral Island, though not without trouble. There Yuu is saved by a seemingly, sentient robot called Gorg that the locals believe is the island’s protector. The story unfolds from there, as the Yuu, Gorg, and friends try to uncover the secrets of New Austral Island while fighting off the forces of GAIL. The best way I can sum up this anime is that its a great adventure story. There is a real sense of travel and exploration that other such series never quite manage to capture. Part of this lies in the fact we follow our heroes all the way from New York city to the island and beyond with no real breaks or cut aways that have them leapfrog to other locations in the blink of an eye. Also the fact that each episodes title screen a map of the island with the heroes location being the main focus. On the technical side of things Gorg was great for its time and is still impressive to this day. The animation is good and the artwork is beautiful, I also cannot remember much, if any, reused animation. The music and sound for this series is also top notch. Character wise, Yuu makes for a very good young protagonist who really dose grow over the course of the series. His fellows however are a mixed bag, Dr. Wave is an interesting character but he's very underused and falls to being the comic relief a lot. Depending on you mind set Doris will ether be ok but bland or painfully annoying because she's very much a normal girl who never really signed up for all this and is with the group because their being chased, and as a result she acts like a young girl would i.e. she's prone to complaining about the situation more often then not. Argos is a Great Dane who is somewhat anthropramophic, mainly in his expressions and more comedic moments, but pretty much acts like a dog would. The Skipper is a very enigmatic character who the group rely on in any combat situations, he's got extensive combat experience that proves invaluable throughout the story. The locals of a near by island join the group on their travels, Aroi and Sarah are children of similur age to Yuu and Doris but come from a completely different lifestyle and Manon while part of the group comes of a bland, normally finding himself driving or fixing the tank or acting alongside the Skipper. The villains are likewise a mixed bag, Rob Balboa and Lady Lynx are very good while many of the secondary villains and goons are more generic for the most part. The titular Gorg is a mecha inspired by the first era of the genre. He's a huge automaton with a mind of his own. While he dose obey Yuu at times , others he will act out on his own with his purpose being revealed later. Gorg also dose not attack unless provoked, such as himself or his companions being attacked, or the island is threatened, such as attacking an excavation machine. Gorg also lacks any kind of weaponry of his own, relying on strength, skill and his environment to get and edge over his advisories. One thing to not about this series is the threat that hangs over our heroes and its more grim moments. While not as bloody as some anime, people get shot and die here, their are no "piolets ejected" shots to show that Gorg didn't just kill someone. There is also a very uncomfortable scene near the end of the series that actually made my mouth drop with shock. On the whole while Giant Gorg is not a perfect anime, its a pretty good one and I highly recommend it. 4/5 Note: Yuu's voice actor is the same as Krillin and Luffy's.

http://www.dbmovie-20th.com/ He's back... again!!!!

Maybe I've been watching the Walking Dead to much... But I've come up with idea and wanted to run it by you guys. Gigantic Necrotic The Undead Giant Height: 272cm Weight 393kg (but can very) Bio: In an alternate timeline Dr. Barcus, in an attempt to rid Cronos of the threat Guyver Gigantic once and for all, unleaded a bio weapon he had created many years ago. A weapon forbidden by Archanfel. Designated Virus - B467J it was a highly lethal but unstable weapon. Archanfel viewed it as to dangerous to use not only because of its lethality but also it’s potential to spread far out of control. However rather than destroying it as ordered, Barcus stored it away. His choice to use it on Guyver I would prove catastrophic. After discovering Sho's location, Cronos operatives infected Sho while still in his human form. Sho activated the Guyver immediately but even its power did little to halt the virus as it ravaged his body. Blinded by pain and desperation Sho activated the Gigantic Armour. The chrysalis enveloped his body but then fell inert. Sho's allies initially tried to contact him but with the Cronos threat at hand Aptom moved them to a safer location. The chrysalis remained inert for several months, in that time Cronos moved to an isolated location in America for study. Agito tried to call the gigantic armour to him but it was all in vain. However on the 27th of November, the chrysalis opened to reveal what would later be designated as Gigantic Necrotic. The Gigantic armour had been able to combat the virus but it had mutated in response. For all the time it lay dormant, Guyver Gigantic had been stuck in a state of biological conflict, as its immune system and the virus battled each other. Eventually and unholy equilibrium was achieved, leaving both Gigantic and the virus much changed. Gigantic had become a twisted, rotting hulk. It's once beige body was now mottled with the colours of decay. Parts of the armour seemed to be rotting, others mutated and yet others were seemingly healing. The area around the mouth was a prime example of its rotting mutation, for the vibration orbs and armour plating were gone. In their place was terrible lipless mouth from which saliva and puss dripped. A crack in the armour ran up the right side of the face, revealing a eye that stared with hunger. Gigantic Necrotic went on a hunger fuelled rampage. It devastated the facility it was held in and attempted to devour any living thing it set eyes on. When it could no longer find food it moved on. The undead giant quickly made its way to the nearest populated area and began its feeding anew. Cronos forces could do little to stop the monster as it wielder the power of the gigantic, now fully unrestrained, and worst it seem to be at least somewhat intelligent. While all its actions were guided by hunger, it was able to apply basic problem solving to situations its raw strength could not overcome alone. It would even use the Gigantic's weapons in retaliation if attacked or to bypass obstacles more quickly. As it rampaged another horrifying factor was discovered. The virus within the Guyver's body was still active. Those injured, recently dead or not wholly consumed would quickly resurrect rise again as undead monstrosities. The effect was universal, both human and zoanoid were vulnerable to the virus, and soon flesh hungry hordes began to appear in large numbers were Necrotic attacked. Worse the virus would over time begin to mutate the host’s body causing them to randomly develop weapons akin to those Guyver upon their body. As the crisis rapidly escalated beyond control, several zoalords took it upon themselves to try and bring down the undead giant. Purgstall, Caerleon and Waferdanos and a battalion of Hyper Zoanoids attempted to ambush Necrotic at it’s next feeding ground. Unfortunately things quickly got out of hand, the hypers proved useless and against the unbridled fury and power of the undead monster Waferdanos and Caerleon were quickly slain. Purgstall’s life was saved by those he’d least expected to, Aptom, Agito and Mizuki. Sho’s allies had a plan of their own, Agito would try to link with Guyver I’s control metal and draw out his contusions and Sho’s love for Mizuki would help him fight what had happened. At first it seemed like they might succeed, for Necrotic stopped in its tracks seeming confused by what was happening. Unfortunately its hunger far outweighed whatever of Sho was left it it’s rotting body and it attacked. Aptom and Purgstall tired to hold it back but were quickly cut down and when Agito tried to protect Mizuki, Necrotic bite his arm. In pain from the bite and the infection Agito dropped the girl, in desperation he cut off his arm to prevent himself being infected. He then tried to save Mizuki however the undead giant’s eye was set on her. It easily outpaced Agito and court her before she hit the ground and when the other Guyver tried to stop what was happening, Necrotic simple created a barrier around itself so it could feed uninterrupted. The last think Mizuki saw and felt were the jaws of the thing that had once been Sho. Several years have passed since then and currently Gigantic Necrotic is still located in the United States, though how long it will remain there is unknown. It has been estimated that at least 60% of the population has fallen victim to either it or the horde that follows in its wake. Collectively undead activity has become increasingly reported in countries across the world and despite Cronos’s best efforts there appears to be little they can do to stop these incursions. Cronos itself has fallen into a civil wars, due to the loss of three zoalords loyal to their cause and Archanfel’s absence, three other zoalords have broken away from the rest and have made Africa their dominion. Zeus’s Thunderbolt is still active but their actions simply exacerbate rather than improve the situation. All of this only further hampers any realistic attempt to stop the true crisis looming on the horizon, the second coming of Gigantic Necrotic. Weapons and Abilities: Head Beam – Still function as normal. High Frequency Blades – Necrotic’s blades regularly display deterioration from it’s constant decaying and regenerating, as a result they can be less structurally durable than those of a normal guyver. The blades can however pass on infection due to internal fluids constantly leaking over them. Gravity Control Spheres – Still functioning at full capacity. Necrotic has full access to its Pressure Cannon, Gravity Barrier, Gravity Punch and Gravity Ram weapon systems. Sonic Buster – Vibration globes have completely degenerated, Sonic Buster rendered permanently off line. Necrotic’s exposed jaws are powerful enough easily bite into even zoalord flesh without difficulty, this is a also its primary means of passing on infection. If a limb is not immediately amputated, one bite is practically fatal. Giga-Smasher – Left side suffered severe damage during battle with zoalords has never regenerated properly, considered permanently offline. Right side suffered moderate damage and subsequent mutation during its regeneration. Organ is severely malformed and unstable, as a result when the practical beam is fired it breaks up into multiple beams firing in different directions. While it lacks the focused power of a fully functional Giga-Smasher, this attack is far harder to predict and dodge. The effect is referred to as the “Giga-Storm”. Also of note, the right side’s recharge time appears to be half that of other gigantics. Jet Boosters – No noticed decrease in functionality however they seem expel evaporated internal fluids while active, potentially resulting in environmental contamination. Heightened Sense – Appear to be functioning as normal. Power Amps – Functioning as normal, however subjects ability to remote control severed limbs is restricted to reflex due to limited intelligence. Power Source – Much speculation has gone into this subject. Under normal circumstances the gigantic armour has a limited charge and will retracted once its power has been used up. It has be theorised its continued functionality is tied to is almost insatiable hunger. It feeds to support its body’s incredibly high metabolic needs.

Previous posts do a good job of highlighting specific issues I have but to give an over all description to my feelings on these films... pure disappointment. Star Wars was never a perfect franchise but it was well written (for the most part), interesting and most importantly of all it was fun. While the force awakens did have some of that, I've come to realise that that was only becuase is was a soft reboot of a new hope, acting like mantis mimicking a flower to draw you in befor it strikes. Last Jedi is the point you realised you've been duped and are now getting your face eaten off. It's effectively killed off my intreast in star wars and I didn't boycott Solo, I was just so uninterested I could not be bothered to go see it. I don't care if they want to put a modern feminist element into a film and a female protagonist is as welcome as any other. The problem is that these films were poorly planned, poorly written, poorly directed and poorly managed making them the antithesis of what a star wars film should be even when stood next to even the lowest point proceeding it, Attack of the Clones. So with all that said...

still waiting on my copies of Jeeg and God Mazinger, so in the mean time I've been watching Giant Gorg.

Thats not as simple a feat as it may seem. Agito's target was never the black hole itself but the gravity spheres that were creating the phenomenon. If it were a true black hole, like the Gravity Implosion, the attack would have just been devoured as with Khan's Whale's Pergatoriam. The gigasmasher was simple powerful enough to disrupt the spheres befor it passed beyond the event horizon. It's still an impressive feat. It's also not the only time I've seen someone shoot at a Quasi - Black Hole and beat it.

Some other artwork I've commissioned over the years. Super Naturon Shenron - By The-Devils-Corpse A what if from DB GT, Naturon absorbed SS4 Goku and defeated his fellow dragons. My first ever commission. Saruman of Many Colours - By rhardo Jiren the Grey - By rhardo Tyrant-092: Port Attack - By BacusIllustrations Zoalord Purgstall - By BacusIllustrations Me and my Digimon Partner - By EmeraldSora

I've decided to expand the topic I'll talk about on this blog, it gives me more to talk about and will prevent continued thread posting. Anyway today I'm talking about another subject I enjoy greatly, Super Robots. Specifically a review for a manga I recently read. Salacia - The Silver Mermaid This was something I was thinking of translating myself one day but it turns out someone beat me to it. A 3 chapter manga by Go Nagai, Salacia tells the story of how humanity is forced to live beneath the ocean due to global changes. We are at war with a race of altered humans known as the Dugong Empire, a group of former humans who fused their genetics with that of sea life to be able to survive in the this new world. The Dugong vary in appearance to from sea life with human faces and arms attached to more 50/50 hybrids. Some look cool some don't. Anyways due to the threat they pose humanity has created a super weapon to fight back, the titular Salacia. A Mermaid styled mecha to battle aid in the fight against the Dugong. It is piloted by our two protagonists, Ushio and Marin. One thing to note is that despite it's a appearance Salacia is not a super robot, it looks like one but in reality it has more in common with real robots. It's not powered by any kind of super power source like Photon Energy or Getter Rays, nor dose it possess any super weapons being limited to two cannons on it's shoulder and later a beam weapon from it's forehead. They eventually create several more each with one unique weapon of their own. The ****pits for this mecha are housed in it's chest area, with the breasts being the viewing portals. I become interested this manga many years ago when I saw a few scans of it on a website. Since I've been a fan of Nagai's bots for years I was interested to see what he'd do with this set up and the kind of super mecha he'd come up with. Unfortunately I found this manga to be very disappointing. Salacia being more a real robot then a super one was a little bit of a let down at first but I still think it's a pretty cool mecha. The setting is cool, the artwork and fight scenes are is great and some of the villains look really cool. But thats all this manga has going for it. First of it's far to short, at three chapters long it had very little breathing room to tell a story and it dose not use what little room it has well. To compare, the Steel Jeeg manga is only ten chapters long, but despite being short and simple it's well balanced for what it is. Salacia on the other hand moves at a break neck speed at times giving us no time to get to know any other characters other then the heroes, who are themselves very simple. The two primary antagonists of the story are little more then one note villains, which is very disappointing give how cool Nagai's other Mecha villains are. On the flip side the manga really dose drag it's heels sometimes most of which is tied to it's intruding comedy. Comedy is not a stranger in Nagai's works but the problem is that multiple pages can be given over to it at the worst times, such as when they are trying to launch Salacia to stop a dugong attack and people are being eaten alive. This comedy is also of the adult variety, nothing explicit per say and again this is not uncommon for Nagai's work but due to how it's used and the aforementioned situation going on at the time, it just makes it feel even more time wasting. For example due to the cramped nature of the ****pit, Ushio and Marin end up colliding with each other, with Ushio's head ending up next to Marin's lower body or Marin's cloths being torn off. But there is a much more horrible side to all this as well, something that makes all these scenes of nudity and touching, comedic or otherwise (that crops up at baffling times to) very distasteful and effectively ruined the manga for me. You see our protagonists and the pilots of the other mermaids are 12! It's stated that they picked young candidates due to the limited size of Salacia's ****pit but thats a pretty poor excuse to have underage nudity and borderline porn in your manga. Again it's not the first time Nagai's done this, they guy loves to throw this stuff in just to get a rise out of people (a particular scene from the original Cutie Honey manga jumps to mind) but it happens so often and to the stories own detriment that it stopped being funny or shocking very quickly and just left a bad taste in my mouth. That and also the reveal of the Queen of the Dugong Empire... Octo*****... I wish I was joking. So to sum up, Salacia is a manga that had a interesting premise and ideas but had a lot of poor choices really drag it down and stop it being good. 2/5

Hell of a first day on the job.

True. Game wise the game to do the best job of capturing the Lovecraft's universe was Dark Corners of the Earth.

I respect that mans talent and his work on Guyver… But unlike Go Nagai and Yukinobu Hoshino, I don't think I'll be going out of my way collect his works...

I was just wondering about the creator of Guyver other works. While Guyver has been his main on-going project for all these years, I sincerely doubt it's the only thing he's ever worked on.

Ok folks I just got back and here re my thoughts. I'll give a short none spoiler review then a full run down of the film. I wont lie, this will be a some what biased review given my love of all things prehistoric but I'll do my best to keep it fair. Jurassic World - Fallen Kingdom Story - It's 3 years after the fall of Jurassic World and during that time the dinosaurs have roamed free on the island with the world seemingly content to leave them be. However the islands dormant volcano becomes active, threatening to wipe out the dinosaurs once again. This brings up a lot of debates as to wither the dinosaurs should be allowed to go extinct once again or should they be preserved. In the middle of this controversy Claire and Owen become part of a team, put together by a private benefactor to, to capture and relocate the dinosaurs... but all is not what it seems. I wont spoil any more then that but I will say the later trailers do give quite a bit of the game away so if you avoided them then thats all for the better. Even so there are a few surprises through, a lot of good dinosaur action and some good moments of tensions, humour, emotion and even terror. No real problems with it's passing. It's got some nice twists and while it dose seem to tread over some old ground at times, the film dose it in it's own unique way and the latter parts are more it's own. Character - I found all the characters to be in general to be good to ok. None gives a bad performance but none gives a great one either. The good characters are likeable and the villains are totally detestable. The biggest flaw here I would say is that only one character has any kind of arc and only to characters get any real depth. It's all good but not deep. No Thanos's here. Effects - What can I say everything looks wonderful. I'm not a CGI hater and all the dinosaurs look amazing. While not as used as many would like, there are more practical affects here than JW 1 and they are pretty good themselves. Sets and costumes call look authentic and well made. What else can I say "Film look good". Sound - On the music side we flip flop from great to passible. Some themes really stand out while other just blend in. Nothing bad or abrasive fortunately. All the dinosaurs sound great. Overall - Fallen Kingdom is not a perfect film. Comparisons to the Lost World are not completely unfounded as it's first half dose tread on similur ground and the characters while good, are not deep and static with little change over the course of the film. On the flip side the film is well made, what parts of it that run parallel to the Lost World are unique enough to be enjoyed on their own, nothing here is a direct copy and past job, and while later parts of Fallen Kingdom to pay some homages to early films it's here were the film truly comes into it's own. A pretty good and entertaining film but not one thats overly deep although it dose have it's moments. I loved it. 4/5 Ok Spoiler time: YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!