tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883671478534443374.post1093991573536129460..comments2024-02-23T17:18:21.363-08:00Comments on Realm of Darkness: Fang of the Sun Dougram Yamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235233180798409974noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883671478534443374.post-60656208256397099002012-12-19T13:06:25.182-08:002012-12-19T13:06:25.182-08:00I will definitely check Legend of Galactic Heroes ...I will definitely check Legend of Galactic Heroes out based on your recommendation. I was probably too harsh on VOTOMS above. I had a lot of nostalgic feeling watching it until the last arc, and some of that impatience/numbing at the end could very well be due to me shoving the episodes down my eye holes much more quickly than the series was originally aired. When it was on TV in Japan, people had to wait a week between episodes, but I was watching one or two episodes a day. Thanks for writing about Dougram, by the way. Pinkhamsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05791620431728841393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883671478534443374.post-85590145990596183462012-12-19T05:06:39.599-08:002012-12-19T05:06:39.599-08:00To me Votoms is all about mecha action and some on...To me Votoms is all about mecha action and some one man army slapped to it which is why the story feels underwhelming compared to Dougram.<br /><br />Dougram is one of the few anime series that i actually root for the main antagonists instead as i find them more interesting compared to the main characters. I also believe that there is a possibility that there are other Writers than Takahashi who contribute the writing of Dougram story because frankly to say Dougram feels slightly different compared to other Takahashi's stuff.<br /><br />I think you will like Legend of Galactic heroes if you haven't watched it.Yamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235233180798409974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883671478534443374.post-56606926302565952252012-12-19T02:40:24.047-08:002012-12-19T02:40:24.047-08:00I just watched Dougram followed by VOTOMS, both fo...I just watched Dougram followed by VOTOMS, both for the first time, and completely agree that Dougram is a lot better written than VOTOMS. VOTOMS was a disappointment to me after Dougram despite having some very atmospheric scenes in it and beautiful music. Seems like one of Dougram's other writers besides Takahashi must have been responsible for plotting out Dougram as that establishes a very clear set of character conflicts in the beginning and works them through carefully until they are all resolved. It tells a very compelling mixture of family and political stories which interact with each other subtly enough that I could often feel sympathy for the villains. In VOTOMS by comparison I sometimes had trouble feeling sympathy even for the heroes! Pinkhamsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05791620431728841393noreply@blogger.com