Angelic Layer

[orochi X]

Ive started watching Angelic Layer, frst three episodes now and im enjoying it very much.

The fights with the Angels are great, i like Wizard, the only guy angel ive seen but Hikaru is pretty cool aswell!

And Icchan i love the things he did to his fellow workmate with the eat the spagheti up your nose and have the live octopus down your pants,

Anyway this is a great anime and i hope to watch more soon
:)

[oppa]

Yup. This series is very fun. Check these threads for more AL goodness:

Most Recent Thread (http://animeboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=40500&highlight=angelic+layer)
Nice Big Thread (http://animeboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=35120&highlight=angelic+layer)
Old Thread (http://animeboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=30017&highlight=angelic+layer)

[suzaku]

the best CLAMP experimental series next to CCS!!! :kawaii:

[Ronin Aquila]

Not to mention the most heartwarming Martial-Arts Series, ever. :bawling: :kawaii:

[Reiha]

I like it too, it's really funny. I like Hatoko and her angel (Suzuka vif-argent in French), and also the beautiful angel with white hair and red eyes. (I can't remember her name) And Misaki is great, for sure !

[tekblade]

plus it has the cutest characters in it too :D

[orochi X]

Originally posted by Reiha
I like Hatoko and her angel

Yah her angel is so fast and so cool, pretty talented for a five year old.

Side note, are there 26 episodes right? Any movies or OVAs?

[suzaku]

there are no movies and/or OVA planned according to CLAMP

well...that's what CLAMP said, pray that they'll plan at least 1 movie ^_^

[suzaku]

Originally posted by Reiha
and also the beautiful angel with white hair and red eyes. (I can't remember her name)

i think the angel's name is Shira :kawaii:

[orochi X]

Is she the one in the first episode that Angel like one?

Arrgh . . . i have to wait for my friend to lend me the next 5 episodes . ..

Question, is there an Angelic Layer game of some sort? Because id reckon id make a great game :)

[Ronin Aquila]

On the Game Boy Advanced in Japan, there is. ;)

[rei-gouki]

Originally posted by suzaku
i think the angel's name is Shira :kawaii:o.O *has flashbacks of He-man and Shira*...*shudder*

If Reiha really means the Champion's Angel which appeared in the first ep on the big screen by Tokyo Train Station, then her name is Atena (or Athena, depending on your preference).

Reiha, could you break that French name of Suzuka down for me? The only thing I know is that "argent" might mean "silver", but that's probably wrong...

suzaku, while I wouldn't mind a movie or and OVA, I get the feeling the time constraint would crush too much of the character development... that's not to say it's impossible. The manga storyline is reasonably abbreviated when compared to the anime.

orochi X, wait 'til you see Sai's angel, Shirahime, in action. She is apparently as fast even though her type designation is different. And yes there are 26 eps. Manga-wise, there are 4 volumes with the 5th pending.
Originally posted by Ronin Aquila
On the Game Boy Advanced in Japan, there is. ;)CURSES!!! Globalisation my ass!!

[orochi X]

Originally posted by Ronin Aquila
On the Game Boy Advanced in Japan, there is. ;)

Noo! So is it a fighting game or turn based?

Well im still waiting for the next 5 episodes . .

[Ronin Aquila]

Originally posted by orochi X


Noo! So is it a fighting game or turn based?


Beats the berjeezus out of me. :p

[orochi X]

The only thing i found on the net about the GBA game is this review

http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/gbadvance/review/R27706.html

The rest are links to ROMs . . .

Its turn based! Id find it pretty cool if it were realtime righting like Street Fighter that be great!

[Ronin Aquila]

Not to mention that real time fighting would be so much closer to the spirit of the anime. ;)

[Harbinger]

i only got the first episode off a friend today.

but it looks good, but i dont think I'll get hooked

[MrBS]

Originally posted by Ronin Aquila
Not to mention that real time fighting would be so much closer to the spirit of the anime. ;)

Not if your taking from the perspective of that match that was over in one move, loved that one.

[Reiha]

Originally posted by rei-gouki

Reiha, could you break that French name of Suzuka down for me? The only thing I know is that "argent" might mean "silver", but that's probably wrong...


Uhh... that's not easy... vif means vivacious, bright, alive, fast... you can imagine the concept. And yes, argent means silver. I think the idea of this name is like "as quick as a flash". Anyway, what's her name in English ?

[orochi X]

Originally posted by Harbinger
i only got the first episode off a friend today.

but it looks good, but i dont think I'll get hooked

Yeah the first episode didnt have much fighting but as you get onto the later episodes theres alot more :)

[rei-gouki]

Originally posted by Reiha
Uhh... that's not easy... vif means vivacious, bright, alive, fast... you can imagine the concept. And yes, argent means silver. I think the idea of this name is like "as quick as a flash". Anyway, what's her name in English ?Cool. I haven't found out her English name yet but I heard that it was licensed in the States so it shouldn't be long before a forum would have to be added to cope with all the bagging it'll cop.

I'll look into the Japanese name. From memory, it's suzu = bell and ka = deer. I think I remember her wearing a bell too... I think it's a real Japanese name so there isn't anything particularly special as far as describing the angel is concerned in this case.

From you definitions, the most well known combination would be Quick Silver, the alternate name for Mercury (the element).

[suzaku]

Originally posted by orochi X


Noo! So is it a fighting game or turn based?

Well im still waiting for the next 5 episodes . .

well...let's say it's a RPG Fighting game

[Ronin Aquila]

Originally posted by orochi X


Yeah the first episode didnt have much fighting but as you get onto the later episodes theres alot more :)

Do bear in mind that although Angelic Layer is a show driven by Martial Arts, it is still primarily a heartwarming drama about the hopes and dreams of the warriors rather than their battlels. :kawaii:

[suzaku]

and if you found out the origin of Angelic Layer (the game in the anime/manga)...you'll soon see that this not your ordinary anime but your ordinary CLAMP anime :kawaii:

ask me and i could spoil to you the origin of Angelic Layer ^^

[Darklightz]

Ronin,we all know the first thing you look for in anime is cute girls in heartwarming situations lol.

But it does become more of an action series as Misaki gets her act together.I just watched episode 14 and it's more about the fighting than anything else.

[orochi X]

Originally posted by suzaku
ask me and i could spoil to you the origin of Angelic Layer ^^

Yes spoil me! :D

[Ronin Aquila]

Originally posted by Darklightz
Ronin,we all know the first thing you look for in anime is cute girls in heartwarming situations lol.

But it does become more of an action series as Misaki gets her act together.I just watched episode 14 and it's more about the fighting than anything else.

There is a fine line between idealism and stupidity, and for someone who has a dead parent, I sure as hell have not crossed it. The world is an ugly place, yes. But simultaneously capable of heartbreaking beauty.

My proclamations are based upon the fact I have seen the entire series start to finish. It is ultimately about love, promises, the fulfilment of dreams and most importantly of all, the mending of broken families.

Yes, Angelic Layer is a series driven by Martial Arts, but it does not allow that aspect to smother its warm and tender heart.

[suzaku]

hai hai

Ronin has almost got the base of the story ^^

[Ronin Aquila]

Define almost , Mister Suzaku. ;)

[rei-gouki]

Originally posted by Ronin Aquila
Define almost , Mister Suzaku. ;)Are you sure it's "Mister"?

And yes, please fill in the gaps then post the whole thing.

[Master Ranma]

Well, I'd jusr seen this anime and I love it...ironic that she's pretty good at it...:D

[suzaku]

Originally posted by rei-gouki
Are you sure it's "Mister"?

And yes, please fill in the gaps then post the whole thing.

:lol:

[Ronin Aquila]

So, it is "Mister" is it not, Suzaku? ;)