Giant Mecha News

da3dAlus writes "Starting next week, Monday Feb 24th, from 4-5pm est Cartoon Network's Toonami starts a Giant Robot Week. The lineup currently includes episodes of Nadesico, Dia-Guard, Robotech, and Evangelion (yes, NGE is slated for the block, but only on Mon/Tues). Also in Evangelion news, AnimeNewsNetwork reports Gainax is finalizing the re-release of the boxed set of NGE. This set includes re-worked (audio/video enhanced) versions of the original 26 episodes, the 4 'remake' eps from laser disc, and a bonus disc with creditless opening/closing video, trailers, and live-action edition of the film. The final cut of the Evangelion movie-- Death(True)2, Air, and Magokoro wo Kimi ni--will also be included. The discs will be in a limited edition art box, and will retail for ~$322 on or about June 25th, with a reservation deadline of April 14th. After that, the new set will be released separately without the box."

Sadness.

[Lendrick]

I was hoping from the headline that someone was actually building a giant bipedal robot. Ah well.

erm

[lingqi]

Nadesico doesn't take itself seriously enough to be considered "giant robot series," methinks.

On the other hand, I am waiting for the day when US TV is open enough to air the entire series of NGE unedited - including the part right before a certain female pilot went into a multi-episode coma.

But I get a feeling that might not happen any times soon; Forces of darkness - erm, TV censoring - is still strong in the states.

Better idea

[KiahZero]

I'll be happier when CN decides to run a "Hentai week" featuring the best of cartoon pr0n.

I dunno...

[Peterus7]

But I want to see next the tech line up... With Serial Experiements Lain, Ghost in a shell, and Armitage 3.

*News report* "Children all over the US have started throwing themselves off buildings after seeing the first episode of serial experiement Lain on cartoon network. All these children were characterized by high internet addiction. Survivors said they hoped to come back as gods on the internet.

Or who knows, for Evangeleon, "Nerds have suddenly come into style, after the hero of Neon Genesis Evangeleon made his big Debut. All hail Shinji, the ultimate geek with power."

Well, maybe not... and plus, I think Tenchi is just as socially inept than Shinji anyways...

Nah...

Giant Mecca?

[foo fighter]

Did anyone else think the article was about Islam's holy city suffering urban sprawl after first reading the title?

Maybe it's just me...

Giant Robots?

[Anonymous Coward]

Honestly, how practical are GIANT ROBOTS for waging actual combat? You'd think they'd be a bit impractical...

Wellington: Come, sir. Choose your robot.

Blackadder: What's this? I thought we were dueling with pistols?

Wellington: Pistols! What do you think this is, the 20th century? Only girls fight with guns these days. Stand by your robot, sir. Hup two three. Hup two three.

Blackadder: Wait a minute.

Wellington: Stand by cockpit for ingress procedure. Activate appendage control. Motive systems online. Stoke the fusion reactor. Patching in torsional control.

Blackadder (reading manual): Congratulations on choosing the Reaver Class Emperor Titan. Please read instructions carefully and it should give years of trouble-free mecha dueling.

Wellington: Check altitude, ambient temperature, local gravitational flux. Fuel plasma cannons. Aim...

Blackadder: Look, wait a minute.

Wellington: FIRE!

What, no Transformers???

[rjung2k]

Hey, where I come from, you can't yell "giant robot" and not bring up Autobots and Decepticons. And we've got several boxed DVD sets, too. This oversight is especially glaring given that Toonami is currently running that Transformers: Armada series.

(Then again, given how much Armada sucks, maybe this omission isn't such a bad thing...)

Re:Some important differences

[Gannoc]

Whereas in Japan, a well developed hero will often masturbate, cry, and proclaim him/herself the Messiah.

So in Japan, I would be a hero??? Cool.

Re:'enhanced' == 'fixed' ?

[Have Blue]

Maybe they'll include the missing four minutes where Shinji meets Jabba the Hutt.

No Jonny Sokko & Giant Robot? WTF?

[Argyle]

How can you have Giant Robot Week without Johnny Sokko and His Giant Robot [yesterdayland.com]?