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AceHigh:

--- Quote from: nstgc on June 03, 2008, 07:34:20 PM ---I've seen plenty of series where there is no sound in space. All of the Gundams for instance.

[edit] To what degree do you mean "no sound in space"?

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Heh, only to some degree, even the best of them make mistakes. I was referring to the view from space (there will of course be sounds inside the ship etc)

nstgc:
The reason I mentioned Gundam is because they never talk through space and make a point of making sure that the helmets touch if the radio is off. You do however have the various sound effects. If I remember correctly, to my surprise, Genocyber, at the end, didn't have any sound until they (that psychic cyborg) were enterering the atmosphere or something.

I know I've seen some where they don't even have sound effects when the camera is in a vacuum. I can only think of the one, GC, however.

Quadlazer:
Spoilers ahead, but yeah, this whole thread should be marked spoiler.



I loved this entire series, even all the episodes before the Jupiter storyline (even though the transition was quick and rough). The depiction of space and how regular, yet still special it is perfectly fit in their timeline of 2075. The directors really payed attention to details. The ending is just perfect: full of omgwtfbbq twists, but still completely believable and satisfying. I also have a thing for Tanabe now. :P

The only one I didn't like was the ninja episode. WTF was that? Out of nowhere and went nowhere. Stupid filler.

Zalis116:

--- Quote from: JyL on June 03, 2008, 12:52:45 PM ---I was gonna hold off until I finished the series but I can't resist. I'm finally getting around to finishing Planetes (way late, I know) and I have a few things to say. Spoilers ahead.

Anyway I look forward to the last 5 episodes of the series, and am sorry that I took so long getting through the first half of it.
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No shame in being "way late" -- who are you apologizing to, the "You must download and keep up to date with every single new anime" Thought Police? There will always be these little "gems" of series that we overlook when they're first released and then go back to years later. I myself only watched Planetes at the beginning of 2007. I actually did like the first part of the series; it's rather rare to come across "working adults" anime, and Planetes does a great job of showing space debris collection as just another ordinary job. Even though it's IN SPACE, it's as down-to-earth as it can be, including the "no sound in a vaccuum" element. (Though I think sounds do start popping up in space later in the series.) It's hard to look at other, more idealized space anime such as Stellvia the same way after watching Planetes -- you keep thinking, "What about the debris?"

As a sidenote, I thought the English dub did a good job at portraying the multinational cast of characters, and I daresay it "fit" the series better than the Japanese track. Overall, Planetes was one of the best $27 I ever spent.

Hadouken:
I just started watching Planetes too, great series :D

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